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fava bean
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fa·va bean  (fäv)
n.

[Italian fava, from Latin faba, broad bean; see bha-bh- in Indo-European roots.]

fava bean [ˈfɑːvə]
n
(Cookery) the US and Canadian name for broad bean
[Italian fava from Latin faba bean]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fava beanfava bean - seed of the broad-bean plant        
broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba, broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
2.fava bean - shell beans cooked as lima beans
shell bean - unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking
Translations
fava bean [ˈfɑːvəbiːn] N (US) → haba f

fava bean
n (US) → dicke Bohne, Saubohne f

fava bean فول široká fazole hestebønne Saubohne κουκί haba härkäpapu fève bob fava ソラマメ 잠두 tuinboon bønnevikke bób fava, feijão-fava кормовые бобы bondböna ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก bakla đậu tằm 蚕豆


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