FRIJOLE

frijole

(noun) Mexican bean; usually dried

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

frijole (plural frijoles)

Alternative form of frijol

Source: Wiktionary


Fri"jol, Fri"jole, n.; pl. Frijoles. Also Fre"jol. [Sp. fríjol, fréjol.]

1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, esp. the black seed of a variety of P. vulgaris.

2. The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among Spanish- American peoples, being used as an ingredient of many dishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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