aquafaba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The liquid left over from boiling chickpeas or similar beans, or from a can of chickpeas.

Pronunciation

/ˌɑːkwəˈfɑːbə/ /ˌækwəˈfɑːbə/

Word forms

aquafaba aquafabas

Etymology

Coined by US software engineer Goose Wohlt in 2015, from Latin aqua (“water”) + faba (“bean”).

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