poroto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua purutu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poˈɾoto/, [poˈɾot̪o]

Noun

poroto m (plural porotos)

(southern Latin America) bean

Synonyms

alubia (Spain)
habichuela (Spain)
judía (Spain)
frijol (Central America)

Further reading

“poroto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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