"fava" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑː.və/ [US] Forms: favas [plural], fava [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːvə Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fava. Cognate with Portuguese fava and Spanish haba (“broad bean”). Doublet of bean. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fava}} Italian fava, {{cog|pt|fava}} Portuguese fava, {{cog|es|haba||broad bean}} Spanish haba (“broad bean”), {{doublet|en|bean}} Doublet of bean Head templates: {{en-noun|s|fava}} fava (plural favas or fava)
  1. A fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of the plant Vicia faba or the plant itself. Categories (lifeform): Fabeae tribe plants Derived forms: fava bean, favism

Inflected forms

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