lima bean

la judía

USAGE NOTE

This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 1).

lima bean(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (culinary)

a. la judía

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We're going to have stew with lima beans and chorizo for dinner.Vamos a cenar un guiso de judías y chorizo.

b. la haba

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

My mother gave us carrots and lima beans for dinner, but I don't like either of them.Mi mamá nos dio de cenar zanahorias y habas, pero no me gusta ninguna de las dos.

c. el poroto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

Do you want some lima beans with your steak?¿Quieres unos porotos con tu carne de res?

2. (botany)

a. la judía de Lima

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The gardener planted lima beans in the vegetable garden.El jardinero sembró judías de Lima en el huerto.

b. la haba de Lima

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The lima bean grows best in summer.El haba de Lima se da mejor en verano.

c. el poroto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

I think the lima bean didn't grow because it needed more sunlight.Creo que el poroto no creció porque necesitaba más sol.

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