Saubohne
German edit
Etymology edit
From Sau (“sow, pig”) + Bohne (“bean”). In southern areas this bean is rarely eaten and considered a fodder crop, whereas it is a traditional foodstuff in many parts of northern and western Germany.
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Noun edit
Saubohne f (genitive Saubohne, plural Saubohnen)
- (regional, Southern Germany, Austria) broad bean
- Synonyms: dicke Bohne, Dicke Bohne; große Bohne, Große Bohne; (especially biology) Ackerbohne