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fa·va bean

(fä′və)

1. An annual Old World plant (Vicia faba) in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves, white flowers with lateral purplish blotches, and long thick pods.

2. The edible seed or green pod of this plant. In both senses also called broad bean, horse bean.

[Italian fava, from Latin faba; see bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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fava bean

(ˈfɑːvə) or

fava

1. (Plants) an erect annual Eurasian bean plant, Vicia faba, cultivated for its large edible flattened seeds, used as a vegetable

2. (Plants) the seed of this plant

Also called: broad bean

[C20: Italian fava from Latin faba bean]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fa′va bean`

(ˈfɑ və)
n.

1. a bean, Vicia faba, of the Old World, bearing large pods containing edible seeds.

2. the seed or pod of this plant. Also called broad bean , horse bean.

[1940–45; < Italian < Latin faba]

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Noun	1.	fava bean - seed of the broad-bean plant broad bean, horsebean broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba, broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	2.	fava bean - shell beans cooked as lima beans broad bean shell bean - unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking

Translations

فول

bob

hestebønne

härkäpapu

bob

ソラマメ

잠두

bondböna

ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก

bakla

đậu tằm

蚕豆

fava bean

[ˈfɑːvəbiːn] N (US) → haba f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fava bean

n (US) → dicke Bohne, Saubohne f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fava bean

→ فول bob hestebønne Saubohne κουκί haba härkäpapu fève bob fava ソラマメ 잠두 tuinboon bønnevikke bób fava, feijão-fava конские бобы bondböna ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก bakla đậu tằm 蚕豆

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It is made from ground chickpeas and fava beans or both,herbs, spices and onions are usually added to the dough.

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It is believed falafels originated in Egypt, where they were called ta'ameya and made of fava beans, about a thousand years ago, by Coptic Christians who ate them during lent as a meat substitute.

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However, this tasty treat is made of fava beans, lentils, and peas, so you're getting 4 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber in each 1-ounce portion.

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Lecter famously feasted on a victim's liver, 'with fava beans and a nice chianti'.

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There are white and deep-purple flowers on the fava beans, a deep blue from borage's star-shaped flowers, and the lovely lighter blue of lacy, daisy-shaped chicory flowers.

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boil; add salt and fava beans. Boil 1 minute; drain fava beans, and then

Strawberry and Fava Bean Salad

These include Fuul Medames (fava beans, yoghurt, chickpeas, parsley, tahini, garlic tomato, lemon and olive oil with two flatbreads, PS4.25).