caraota

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈota/ [ka.ɾaˈo.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ota
Syllabification: ca‧ra‧o‧ta

Noun

caraota f (plural caraotas)

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

Derived terms

caraotica (diminutive, Venezuela)

Related terms

vainita (Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Dominican Republic)

Descendants

→ Ye'kwana: kadaota

Further reading

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

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