faba
Spanish, noun/ˈfaba/
faba is spelled F-A-B-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 121,166th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “alternative form of haba” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of far. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Planta leguminosa (Vicia faba) originaria del suroeste de Asia, cultivada por sus semillas comestibles de…”.
What does faba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of haba
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of far
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Planta leguminosa (Vicia faba) originaria del suroeste de Asia, cultivada por sus semillas comestibles de gran tamaño, conocidas como habas. 2. Semilla comestible de esta planta, de forma aplanada y ovalada, que se consume tanto fresca como seca y es rica en proteínas y fibra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of faba
- fabas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faba?
- /ˈfaba/
- [ˈfa.β̞a]
- [ˈfaβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faba in Spanish?
faba appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).