habichuela
Spanish
Etymology
haba + -ichuela, or possibly from a Mozarabic *fabichela (cf. attested faichiela), from Vulgar Latin *fabicella, diminutive of Latin faba[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abiˈt͡ʃwela/, [aβiˈt͡ʃwela]
- Rhymes: -uela
Noun
habichuela f (plural habichuelas)
- (Castilla La Mancha, Murcia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) bean plant
- (Castilla La Mancha, Murcia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) bean seed
- (Canarias, Andalucía, Cuba, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela) green bean
Synonyms
- (bean seed, bean plant): alubia (Spain), judía (Spain), faba (Galicia), frijol (Mexico, Central America, Peru), fríjol (Colombia), caraota (Venezuela), frejol (Peru), poroto (Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay)
- (green bean): judía (Spain), ejote (Mexico, Central America), vainita (Peru), poroto verde (Chile), chaucha (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
Related terms
Further reading
- “habichuela” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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