caraota

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

caraota f (plural caraotas) (Venezuela)

1. 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

2. bean plant
3. black turtle bean

Derived terms

• caraotica (diminutive)

 

Related terms

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

 

Descendants

• → Ye'kwana: kadaota

Further reading

• “caraota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28