Phrase guide

broad bean

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An edible bean that has broad seeds (Vicia faba).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The term 'bean' originally referred to the seed of the broad bean.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Faba sativa, bell bean, English bean, European bean, faba bean, fava bean, field bean, horse bean, pigeon bean, tic bean, tick bean, Windsor bean

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

shell beans cooked as lima beans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fava bean

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shell bean

3

noun

Meaning 3

a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: horse bean

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fodder

4

noun

Meaning 4

Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shell bean, shell bean plant

5

noun

Meaning 5

seed of the broad-bean plant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fava bean, horsebean

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bean

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bathë — ''Vicia faba''
  • Amharic: ባቄላ (baḳela) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Arabic: فُول (fūl) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Arabic: بَاقِلَّاء (bāqillāʔ) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Arabic: فول (fūl) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Arabic: باجلا (bājilla) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Armenian: բակլա (bakla) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Aromanian: fauã — ''Vicia faba''
  • Aromanian: favã — ''Vicia faba''
  • Asturian: faba de mayu — ''Vicia faba''
  • Aymara: jawasa — ''Vicia faba''
  • Azerbaijani: paxla — ''Vicia faba''
  • Baluchi: بکلا (baklā) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Basque: baba — ''Vicia faba''
  • Belarusian: боб (bob) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Catalan: fava — ''Vicia faba''
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蠶豆 /蚕豆 (cándòu) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Czech: bob — ''Vicia faba''
  • Dalmatian: fua — ''Vicia faba''
  • Dutch: tuinboon — ''Vicia faba''
  • Dutch: labboon — ''Vicia faba''
  • Estonian: põlduba — ''Vicia faba''
  • Finnish: härkäpapu — ''Vicia faba''
  • French: fève — ''Vicia faba''
  • French: fèverole — ''Vicia faba''
  • Friulian: fave — ''Vicia faba''
  • Galician: faba loba — ''Vicia faba''
  • Galician: fabaca — ''Vicia faba''
  • Galician: fabón — ''Vicia faba''
  • Galician: faballón — ''Vicia faba''
  • Galician: carracha — ''Vicia faba''
  • Ge'ez: ባቄላ (baḳela) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Georgian: ცერცვი (cercvi) — ''Vicia faba''
  • German: Ackerbohne — ''Vicia faba''
  • German: dicke Bohne — ''Vicia faba''
  • German: große Bohne — ''Vicia faba''
  • German: Puffbohne — ''Vicia faba''
  • German: Favabohne — ''Vicia faba''
  • German: Saubohne — ''Vicia faba''
  • Greek: κουκί (koukí) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Harari: ባቄላ (bāḳēla) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Hebrew: פּוֹל (pōl) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Hindi: बकला (baklā) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Hungarian: lóbab — ''Vicia faba''
  • Irish: pónaire leathan — ''Vicia faba''
  • Italian: fava — ''Vicia faba''
  • Italian: baccello — ''Vicia faba''
  • Japanese: 空豆 (soramame) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Korean: 누에콩 (nuekong) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Korean: 잠두 (jamdu) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Latin: faba — ''Vicia faba''
  • Luxembourgish: Gaardeboun — ''Vicia faba''
  • Macedonian: бакла (bakla) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Malayalam: അവര (avara) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Maltese: favetta — ''Vicia faba''
  • Maltese: fula — ''Vicia faba''
  • Māori: pīni nunui — ''Vicia faba''
  • Mazanderani: باکله (bâkele) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Nahuatl: caxtillān ayecohtli — ''Vicia faba''
  • Nepali: बकुला सिमी (bakulā simī) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Occitan: fava — ''Vicia faba''
  • Persian: باقلی (bâqeli) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Persian: باقلا (bâqelâ) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Polish: bób — ''Vicia faba''
  • Polish: bobik — ''Vicia faba''
  • Portuguese: fava — ''Vicia faba''
  • Punjabi: ਬਕਲਾ (baklā) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Quechua: hawas — ''Vicia faba''
  • Romanian: bob — ''Vicia faba''
  • Russian: боб садо́вый (bob sadóvyj) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Russian: боб (bob) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȍb — ''Vicia faba''
  • Sicilian: fava — ''Vicia faba''
  • Sicilian: fafa — ''Vicia faba''
  • Sindhi: بڪلا (baklā) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Slovak: bôb — ''Vicia faba''
  • Swedish: bondböna — ''Vicia faba''
  • Tamil: தட்டை மொச்சை (taṭṭai moccai) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Tamil: தட்டைஅவரை (taṭṭai’avarai) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Thai: ถั่วปากอ้า (tùa bpàak âa) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Tigre: ባቄላ (baḳela) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Turkish: bakla — ''Vicia faba''
  • Turkish: ful — ''Vicia faba''
  • Ottoman Turkish: باقلا (bakla) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Ottoman Turkish: فول (ful) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Ukrainian: біб (bib) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Urdu: بَکلا (baklā) — ''Vicia faba''
  • Venetan: fava — ''Vicia faba''
  • Vietnamese: đậu tằm — ''Vicia faba''
  • Walloon: feve — ''Vicia faba''
  • Welsh: ffa llydain — ''Vicia faba''
  • Welsh: ffa — ''Vicia faba''