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frijoles

frijoles

1 3.5
Cooked beans served in Mexican and Latin American meals
  • noun
  • /friˈhoʊleɪz/
  • US
translation icon : frijoles
  • Frijoles are a delicious meal often paired with rice and tortillas for dinner.
  • frijoles rancheros

Examples

  • THE CARNE CON FRIJOLES, AND I'LL HAVE--

    Julia (2008)

  • The one that we're eating is Seko de asado de Tira fawn a Ros E frijoles, which is beef with beans and rice.

  • The Huevos Con Frijoles looked amazing!

    Blog text (11)

  • My friends opted for the Veggie Eggs Benedict and the Huevos con Frijoles.

    Blog text (11)

  • WHEN I'M FINISHED WITH YOU, HONEY, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE A PLATE OF FRIJOLES.

    Lust in the Dust (1985)

  • Can you rename the five tacos, tostadas, burritos, frijoles, and chili burgers?

  • Frijoles are often served with rice as a staple dish in Mexican cuisine.

  • At the festival, we enjoyed various dishes, including enchiladas and frijoles.

Synonyms

frijole
vsfrijoles
  • US
3 7.5

A bean used in Mexican and Latin American cooking

refers to beans generally, seen as a staple food in those cuisines
pinto bean
vsfrijoles
  • US
3 1.4

A brown bean with spots often dried and used in Mexican cooking

is broader, covering beans used as staple food rather than one specific variety

Compounds

frijoles refritos
  • US
5.2

A Mexican dish of cooked, mashed beans fried with fat and spices

Surface Forms

frijoles singular
frijoles plural

Etymology

Frijoles is the Spanish plural of frijol, which simply means 'bean' and comes from the indigenous languages of Mexico (such as Nahuatl); a helpful way to remember it is that the word is the everyday Spanish name for beans. So, frijoles today refers to the beans commonly served as a staple in Mexican and Latin American cooking.