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aquafaba

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɑːkwəˈfɑːbə/
  • /ˌækwəˈfɑːbə/

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noun

Meaning 1

The liquid left over from boiling chickpeas or similar beans, or from a can of chickpeas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism, uncountable, usually

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by US software engineer Goose Wohlt in 2015, from Latin aqua (“water”) + faba (“bean”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鷹嘴豆水 /鹰嘴豆水 (yīngzuǐdòushuǐ) — liquid left over from beans
  • Finnish: papumehu — liquid left over from beans
  • Finnish: aquafaba — liquid left over from beans
  • French: aquafaba — liquid left over from beans
  • German: Aquafaba — liquid left over from beans
  • German: Bohnenwasser — liquid left over from beans
  • Polish: aquafaba — liquid left over from beans
  • Polish: akwafaba — liquid left over from beans
  • Russian: аквафáба (akvafába) — liquid left over from beans
  • Ukrainian: аквафáба (akvafába) — liquid left over from beans