mongeta

Catalan

Etymology

From monja (“nun”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muɲˈʒɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moɲˈʒə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moɲˈd͡ʒe.ta]

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Noun

mongeta f (plural mongetes)

1. common bean; string bean

   Synonyms: fesol, mongeta comuna, mongeta francesa

2. (by extension) The seed of various other leguminous plants, especially those cultivated for human consumption.
3. whiskered tern

   Synonym: fumarell carablanc

Derived terms

• mongeta catalana
• mongeta de confit
• mongeta de ganxet
• mongeta de jardí
• mongeta de la reina
• mongeta de Lima
• mongeta de vellut
• mongeta del grapat
• mongeta del veremar
• mongeta egípcia
• mongeta montmelona
• mongeta mung
• mongeta tendra
• mongeta vermella
• mongetar
• mongetera

Further reading

• “mongeta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Mbyá Guaraní

Verb

mongeta

1. to advise, to admonish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mongeta

singular			plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
xee amongeta	ndee eremongeta	ha'e omongeta	nhande nhamongeta	ore oromongeta	peẽ pemongeta	ha'e omongeta

Occitan

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Noun

mongeta f (plural mongetas)

1. (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) string bean

Synonyms

• [1]: favaron, favol, favon, favonièra, quincarlòta

Derived terms

• mongeta gròssa