fava

Vicia faba

Meaning

Noun

A fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of the plant Vicia faba or the plant itself.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian fava. Cognate with Portuguese fava ("broad bean") Spanish haba ("broad bean"). bean.

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