In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FRIJOLES
Noun
frijoles
plural of frijole
Source: Wiktionary
FRIJOL
Fri"jol, Fri"jole, n.; pl. Frijoles. Also Fre"jol. [Sp. frĂjol, frĂ©jol.]
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.
FRIJOLE
Fri"jol, Fri"jole, n.; pl. Frijoles. Also Fre"jol. [Sp. frĂjol, frĂ©jol.]
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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