frijole
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- noun
- /friˈhoʊleɪ/
- US
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frijol
- In my favorite dish, frijoles are combined with rice and topped with avocado.
- tortillas and frijoles
- frijoles are beans
Examples
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I ate a lot of frijoles and chimichangas.
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For dinner, I made tacos filled with spicy frijoles and cheese.
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It's a good thing we have frijoles and tortillas to keep our strength up.
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By the way, I got one too many cans of frijoles negros; do you mind putting that back on the shelf for me, dear?
Blog text (28) -
Anabella buys fried chicken, frijoles, and tortillas from the truck and shares these with Reynaldo.
Fiction book (1994) -
I longed for the smell and taste of home cooking, especially flour tortillas, frijoles de la olla, and carne con chile.
Academic text (2009) -
While she spoke, she rolled tortillas filled with papas con huevos or a little carne, arroz, and frijoles into tacos for lunch.
Fiction book (1996) -
This is an old mining town of about 1,000 people—lots of oranges, sugar cane, cherimoyas, and guavas—and tortillas and frijoles, which we're practically living on.
Academic text (2002) -
At the restaurant, I ordered beans and rice, and the frijoles were the best part of the meal.
Synonyms
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1.0
An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food
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2.0
A large red seed shaped like a kidney that people cook and eat or the plant that grows it
A plant that grows edible beans used in Latin American cooking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frijole comes from Spanish frijol, which means 'bean' and is common in Mexican and Latin American cooking. So, frijole simply names that kind of 'bean' used in many traditional dishes.