faba

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) bean
2. (declension-1, feminine) horse bean
3. (declension-1, feminine) a small object with the shape of a bean.

Concepts

bean

broad bean

horse bean

tic bean

fava bean

faba bean

field bean

Synonyms

phaseolus

phasēlus

Translations

Bohne

haba

haricot

fève

fava

boon

frijol

feijão

fava

φασόλι

Saubohne

fava

fagiolo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfa.ba]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fabā (“bean”). Akin to Proto-Slavic *bobъ, Ancient Greek φακός (phakós) and Proto-Germanic *baunō, ultimately likely from a European substrate.