Talk:bean

Possible origin of the money sense
Regarding the money sense: John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) claims that "formerly, bean meant a guinea", and relates the word to the French. Equinox ◑ 18:21, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Irish
Cf. Boeotian Greek βανά (baná). (γυνή)--Manfariel (talk) 19:49, 27 May 2022 (UTC)