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Where does “alubia” come from?

alubia (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic اللُوبِيَاء, from Arabic لُوبِيَاء, from Persian لوبیا, from Ancient Greek λόβια, from Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬.

alubia (Spanish): bean seed; green bean; bean plant

Definitions

  1. bean seed; green bean; bean plant

Ancestry of “alubia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicاللُوبِيَاء—
2Arabicلُوبِيَاء—
3Persianلوبیاbean; legume
4Ancient Greekλόβια—
5Akkadian𒇻𒂠𒊬—
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