Probably ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ayecotli, with the spelling influenced by haricot.
From French haricot, from Middle French haricot, a deverbal derivation of Old French harigoter, from Frankish *hariōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Cognate with Middle High German verheeren, Old English hergian. More at harry.
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