fazuľa
/fazuʎa/feminine
The Slovak word for bean is fazuľa.
Fazuľa refers to the seed of a Fabaceae plant.
Meaning: seed of a Fabaceae plant (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Fazuľa is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/fazuʎa/
Did you know?
- The word fazuľa is a learned borrowing from the Latin 'phaseolus', which originally came from the Ancient Greek 'phásēlos'.
- In Slovak culture, beans are a central part of 'fazuľová polievka', a hearty soup often served during winter or at traditional celebrations.
- While fazuľa is the standard term, if you are looking for dried beans in a traditional market, you might encounter the older term bob, which is used for certain types of legumes.
Examples in context
- Keby si mi pomohol so zberom fazoliek, potom by sme ich mali dosť na večeru.If you helped me with picking the beans, then we would have enough for dinner.
- Mám rád fazuľu.I like beans.
- Tá fazuľa je veľmi veľká.That bean is very large.
Example conversation
Marek and Zuzana are cooking dinner together.
- MarekZuzana, kde je tá fazuľa?Zuzana, where is the bean?
- ZuzanaJe vtejto skryni, Marek.It is in this cupboard, Marek.
- MarekUž som ju našiel.I have found it already.
- ZuzanaTak skôr začni variť.Then start cooking soon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bean” translations and entries fazuľa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fazuľa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
