alubia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اللُوبِيَا (al-lúbya), from Arabic لُوبِيَاء (lūbiyāʔ), from Persian لوبیا (lubiyâ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈlubja/ [aˈlu.β̞ja]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ubja
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧bia

Noun

alubia f (plural alubias)

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. bean plant
  4. navy bean

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