alubia

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اللُوبِيَا (allúbya), from Arabic لُوبِيَاء (lūbiyāʔ), from Persian لوبیا (lubeyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlubja/ [aˈlu.β̞ja]

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• Rhymes: -ubja

Noun

alubia f (plural alubias)

1. bean seed

   Synonyms: (Spain) judía, (Castila 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

Further reading

• “alubia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28