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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFaba bean
/ˈfɑː.bə biːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An edible, flat, oval legume produced by the vetch plant Vicia faba, widely cultivated for food and animal feed.
"The chef prepared a springtime salad featuring tender young faba beans and fresh mint." - 2
The leguminous plant itself, bearing white and black-spotted flowers and long pods containing large seeds.
"Faba beans are frequently planted as a cover crop to fix nitrogen in agricultural soils."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'faba', derived from the Latin word for bean (faba), with the native Germanic noun 'bean' (from Old English bēan). Historically cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean and Middle East, the redundant botanical and culinary descriptor emphasizes its specific classification within the Vicia genus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Faba bean" is said worldwide
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fève
Transliteration: /fɛv/
"Les fèves sont délicieuses cuisinées en ragoût."
Saubohne
Transliteration: /ˈzaʊˌboːnə/
"Saubohnen sind eine traditionelle Zutat in diesem Eintopf."
fava
Transliteration: /ˈfaː.va/
"Le fave fresche con il pecorino sono ottime in primavera."
haba
Transliteration: /ˈa.βa/
"Las habas tiernas se pueden comer crudas en ensalada."
fava
Transliteration: /ˈfa.vɐ/
"O agricultor colheu as favas no final da primavera."
बاقला
Transliteration: baqlā
Script: बाकला
"बाकला की सब्जी सेहत के लिए बहुत फायदेमंद होती है।"
蚕豆
Transliteration: cándòu
"油炸蚕豆是一道受欢迎的下酒菜。"
잠두
Transliteration: jamdu
"잠두는 단백질과 식이섬유가 풍부한 콩입니다."
そら豆
Transliteration: soramame
"春になると、新鮮なそら豆が店頭に並びます。"
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