alubia

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlubja/ [aˈlu.β̞ja]

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• 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

Further reading

• “alubia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10