Spanish word

habichuela

Pronunciation

IPA/aβiˈtʃwela/

Meaning

  • feminine noungreen bean

Example

Compré habichuelas en el mercado.

I bought green beans at the market.

Illustration for habichuela (green bean)

More examples

Cociné habichuelas con arroz.

I cooked green beans with rice.

Core concept

Long tender green bean in its pod.

Common phrases

  • habichuelas con arroz

    green beans with rice

  • sopa de habichuelas

    green bean soup

Similar words

judía: Slender tender green bean with edible pod, commonly found and called so in Spain.
ejote: Slender tender green bean with edible pod, commonly found and called so in Mexico.
frijol: Culinary bean usually removed from its pod and cooked: boiled, fried, or stewed as a staple.
poroto: Culinary bean common in South America that is usually boiled and served as a staple.

Definition in Spanish

Palabra usada para referirse a una variedad de judía que se come en vaina, sobre todo las de vaina larga y tierna; en distintos dialectos puede aplicarse a otras legumbres comestibles.

Word origin

From Spanish haba (from Latin faba 'broad bean') with a diminutive formation that originally meant a small bean pod and later came to denote tender pod-eaten beans.

Usage tips

  • In conversation and recipes the plural habichuelas is commonly used to refer to green beans, so grocery and cooking phrases often show habichuelas rather than the singular.

Other meanings

  • string beannoun

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