frijol

(frēhōl′; also frē hōl)

noun pl. frijoles

  1. any of various beans used for food, esp. any of certain kidney beans so used in Mexico and the SW U.S.
    also frijole
  2. refried beans

Origin: Sp fríjol, fréjol < L faseolus, earlier phaselus < Gr phasēlos, kind of bean

See frijol in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. fri·jo·les (frē-hōˈlēz, frēˈhōˌ-)
Southwestern U.S.
A bean cultivated and used for food.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , variant of fréjol

Origin: , from Old Spanish frisol

Origin: , from Catalan fesol

Origin: , from Latin phaseolus

Origin: , diminutive of phasēlus, a type of legume

Origin: , from Greek phasēlos

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