Saubohne

German

Etymology

From Sau (“sow, pig”) +‎ Bohne (“bean”). In southern areas this bean is rarely eaten and considered a fodder crop, whereas it is a traditional foodstuff in many parts of northern and western Germany.

Noun

Saubohne f (genitive Saubohne, plural Saubohnen)

(regional, southern Germany, Austria) broad bean

Synonyms

dicke Bohne, Dicke Bohne
große Bohne, Große Bohne
Ackerbohne (especially biology)

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