fava bean

[fah-vuh]

noun

1. a plant, Vicia faba, native to the Old World, bearing large pods containing edible seeds.

2. the seed or pod of this plant.

fava bean

/ ˈfɑːvə /

noun

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

2. the seed of this plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of fava bean¹

1940–45; < Italian < Latin faba bean

Word History and Origins

Origin of fava bean¹

C20: Italian fava from Latin faba bean

Example Sentences

"All of Gaza's population has been not eating any sort of protein, outside canned fava beans, for three months now," she says.

From BBC

Another great salad is strawberries mixed with fava beans, radishes, greens and a garlic vinaigrette or shallot vinaigrette.

From Salon

If I had to power rank spring’s most quintessential legumes, I’d place fava beans at the very top.

From Salon

Spring specialties: garlic scapes, pea shoots, ramps, fiddlehead ferns, English peas, fava beans.

From Salon

But in Nukoko's case the raw material of choice is not carob or sunflower seeds but fava beans.

From BBC