Spanish Conversation · Level 106
59 words
Spanish word
alubia
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈluβja/
Meaning
- feminine nounbean
Example
En la ensalada hay alubias y tomate.
There are beans and tomatoes in the salad.
More examples
Compré una lata de alubias para la cena.
I bought a tin of beans for dinner.
Core concept
Soft white cooking bean used in stews and salads.
Common phrases
lata de alubias
tin of beans
alubias blancas
white beans
Similar words
judía: Slightly elongated edible bean variety often used in salads and stews.
frijol: Broad Latin American bean encompassing many colors and shapes used as food.
habichuela: Bean commonly used in Caribbean and Central American cooking.
Definition in Spanish
Se usa para los granos comestibles de ciertas leguminosas, especialmente las variedades blancas empleadas en la cocina española.
Word origin
From Andalusi Arabic, with the Arabic definite article al- attached to a local word for bean and incorporated into medieval Spanish to name the white edible bean.
Usage tips
- Labels and recipes often show the plural alubias (for example alubias blancas), so supermarket cans and menus commonly use that form rather than the singular.
Other meanings
- white beannoun