poroto
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua purutu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈɾoto/ [poˈɾo.t̪o]
Audio (Buenos Aires): (file) Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -oto
- Syllabification: po‧ro‧to
Noun
poroto m (plural porotos)
- (Panama, Amazon, Andes, Southern Cone) bean
- Synonyms: (Spain) alubia, (Spain) habichuela, (Spain) judía, (Central America) frijol
Derived terms
- porotero
- poroto negro
- poroto verde
Further reading
- “poroto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025