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frijol

frijol

8.8
A plant that grows edible beans used in Latin American cooking
  • noun
  • /friˈhol/
  • US
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  • The soup was made with black frijol simmered for hours with spices.

Examples

  • The frijol soup was delicious!

  • I love to eat frijoles with rice.

  • Dishes like refried frijol are staples in many Latin American households.

  • She grew frijol in her garden to use in traditional Mexican dishes.

  • In many Latin American households, frijol is a staple ingredient in traditional dishes like burritos and tamales.

  • The recipe called for a cup of cooked frijol to add protein and flavor to the salad.

  • During the harvest season, farmers collect frijol to sell at local markets and support their families.

Synonyms

kidney bean
vsfrijol
3 2.0

A large red seed shaped like a kidney that people cook and eat or the plant that grows it

refers to the common plant grown for its seeds in Latin American cooking
frijole
vsfrijol
  • US
3 7.5

A bean used in Mexican and Latin American cooking

is the plant grown for seeds and used across Latin American cuisine

Surface Forms

frijol singular
frijoles plural

Etymology

Frijol is the Spanish name for the common 'bean' and became the usual word for the beans used across Latin America after Europeans met the crops of the Americas. A helpful way to remember it is to look for frijoles on a menu or in the phrase 'refried beans', because frijol simply means the bean used in those dishes.