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🌱 A broad bean 🧑‍🎓 A family name 🥣 A bean puree
fava

fava

1 7.4
A smooth dip made from yellow split peas in Greek cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑːvə/
translation icon : fava
  • fava bean puree
  • fava beans
  • pureed fava

Examples

  • Apparently you can actually whip apple fava and cool apple fava with holy of sugar and you can make meringue.

  • And in Sardinia, we had pureed favas served with those delicious wild bitter greens.

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  • We enjoyed a delicious fava dip made from smooth puréed yellow split peas at the Mediterranean restaurant.

  • The appetizer featured a creamy fava spread, perfect for dipping fresh pita bread.

  • In Greece, fava is often served as a traditional dish, enjoyed with olives and bread.

Synonyms

humous
vsfava
  • UK
2.7

A thick creamy dip made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic

is made from yellow split peas yielding a smooth purée in eastern Mediterranean use

Compounds

fava bean
  • US
5 3.1

A large flat seed from the broad bean plant that people cook and eat

How Smooth

mousse
18 3.7
fava
1 7.4
dippy
  • Informal
1 7.5
potato pulp
  • Specialized
4.2

Surface Forms

fava singular
favas plural

Etymology

Fava for the creamy dip comes from the old Latin word faba, which means 'bean', and from Italian fava, and in Greek cooking the name came to mean a smooth yellow-pea purée. So think of a bowl of mashed beans to remember fava as a creamy bean dip.