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Italian
Etymology
From fava + -etta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faˈvet.ta/
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: fa‧vét‧ta
Noun
favetta f (plural favette)
- (botany) fava bean variety (Vicia faba var. equina Pers.)
- Synonym: favino
- (cooking) name of various dishes typical of Apulia
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian favetta.
Pronunciation
Noun
favetta m (collective, singulative favetta, paucal favettiet)
- bush bean, dwarf bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus)
- Synonyms: favella, ċiċċarda