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mongeta

Pronunciation: [muɲˈʒe̞.tə]

“mongeta” is a Catalan word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. common bean; string bean
  2. The seed of various other leguminous plants, especially those cultivated for human consumption.
  3. whiskered tern

In Catalan

  1. Fruit i llavor de la mongetera, un llegum de forma semblant a la d'un ronyó petit.
  2. milana

Etymology

From monja (“nun”) + -eta.

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