baked beans

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baked beans sg or pl (normally plural, singular baked bean)

1. A food consisting of beans baked or stewed in a usually tomato-based sauce.

   Synonym: cowboy caviar

   • 1944 November 18, “BAKED BEANS”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 December 2025:

     It ought to be understood that baked beans is not a subject for unanimity of opinion. Down East in Maine they favor a medium-sized onion in each pot.

• Boston baked beans
• New England baked beans