Sometimes referred to as "the Mexican strawberry" in the Southwest; brighter in color than the pinto bean and lacks the surface streaks of the slightly smaller pinto bean; similar to and interchangeable with pinto beans Medium-size, dark red beans akin to kidneys and pintos
red bean
Hyphenation
Red bean
Turkish pronunciation
red bin
Pronunciation
/ˈred ˈbēn/ /ˈrɛd ˈbiːn/
Etymology
[ 'red ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English rEad; akin to Old High German rOt red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros.