alubia

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اللُوبِيَاء (al-lúbiaʔ), from Arabic لُوبِيَاء (lūbīyāʔ), from Persian لوبیا (lubiyâ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlubja/ [aˈlu.β̞ja] Rhymes: -ubja Syllabification: a‧lu‧bia === Noun === alubia f (plural alubias) 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 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 bean plant navy bean === Further reading === “alubia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025