judía

See also: judeu and judia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈdia/ [xuˈð̞i.a]

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ju‧dí‧a

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Latin Latin iūdaea, feminine of iūdaeus.

Noun

judía f (plural judías)

1. (Spain) green bean

   Synonyms: (Mexico, Central America) ejote, (Canarias, Andalucía, Cuba, Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela) habichuela, (Peru) vainita, (Chile) poroto verde, (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) chaucha

2. (Spain) bean, bean seed

   Synonyms: (Spain) alubia, (Castila La Mancha, Murcia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) habichuela, (Galicia) faba, (Mexico, Central America, Peru) frijol, (Colombia) fríjol, (Venezuela) caraota, (Peru) frejol, (Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay) poroto

3. (Spain) bean plant

Derived terms

• judía verde

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

judía f (plural judías)

1. female equivalent of judío; Jewish woman

Adjective

judía

1. feminine singular of judío

Further reading

• “judía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014