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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اللُوبِيَا (al-lúbya), from Arabic لُوبِيَاء (lūbiyāʔ), from Persian لوبیا (lubiyâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlubja/
- Rhymes: -ubja
- Syllabification: a‧lu‧bia
Noun
alubia f (plural alubias)
- bean seed
- Synonyms: (Spain) judía, (Castilla La Mancha, Murcia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) habichuela, (Galicia) faba, (Mexico, Central America, Peru) frijol, (Colombia) fríjol, (Venezuela) caraota, (Peru) frejol, (Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay) poroto
- green bean
- Synonyms: (Spain) judía, (Mexico, El Salvador) ejote, (Canarias, Andalucía, Cuba, Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela) habichuela, (Peru) vainita, (Colombia, Chile) poroto verde, (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) chaucha
- bean plant
- navy bean
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