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Edamame

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means immature soybeans, typically boiled or steamed and served in their pods
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Stage 1 of 2
eda + mame
Japanese · medieval
"branch bean"
combining "eda" (branch) and "mame" (bean)
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Stage 2 of 2
edamame
English · 1900s-2000s
"young soybeans, often served boiled and salted"
adopted as Japanese cuisine spread internationally
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