fava
US/ˈfɑː.və/
fava noun: a fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of plants of species Vicia faba or the plant itself.
Noun
fava (plural favas or fava)
- A fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of plants of species Vicia faba or the plant itself.
- Favism, a hemolytic anemia that follows the eating of fava or broadbeans, provides a textbook example of a genotype X environment interaction.1976, I. I. Gottesman, J. Shields, Rejoinder: Toward optimal arousal and away from original din, Schizophrenia Buletin, 2: 447-453, quoted in 2004, Jay Joseph, The Gene Illusion, page 269
- When spring arrives the fava arrives and everyone in the Mediterranean can dream up a way of cooking it.2001, Clifford A. Wright, Mediterranean Vegetables, page 153
Proper noun capitalized: Fava
Fava (plural Favas)
- A surname from Italian.
Forms of fava
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | favas |
| plural | fava |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Favas |
Origin of fava
Borrowed from Italian fava. Cognate with Portuguese fava and Spanish haba (“broad bean”). Doublet of bean.
Borrowed from Italian Fava.
Words formed from fava
Phrases with fava
Words that rhyme with fava
Questions about fava
- What does fava mean?
- Fava means a fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of plants of species Vicia faba or the plant itself.
- What part of speech is fava?
- Fava can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce fava?
- Fava is pronounced /ˈfɑː.və/ (US).
- What is the plural of fava?
- The plural of fava is favas.
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