1. fava - Noun
2. Fava - Proper noun
fava (plural favas or fava)
A fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of the plant Vicia faba or the plant itself.
Fava (plural Favas)
A surname from Italian.
I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Thomas Harris
A census taker tried to quantify me once. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a big Amarone. Go back to school, little Starling. Thomas Harris
Whoever seeds fava beans without using fertilizer, shouldn't count on having much to eat. Sicilian Proverb
A man could die just cultivating fava beans and the kitchen garden. Sicilian Proverb
Sow fava bean and flax with confidence while you still have a full silo. Sicilian Proverb
Do you want to experience real thirst? Then try eating bitter cardoons and roasted fava beans. Sicilian Proverb