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faba.

bean (plant/seed); bead, pellet (resembling bean);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfa.ba]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.ba]
  1. bean

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. horse bean

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. a small object with the shape of a bean.

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *fabā (“bean”). Akin to Proto-Slavic *bobъ, Ancient Greek φακός (phakós) and Proto-Germanic *baunō, ultimately likely from a European substrate.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.