FRIJOLE


Meaning of FRIJOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ frē-ˈhō-lē ]

noun

also fri·jol frē-ˈhōl, ˈfrē-ˌ

( plural fri·jo·les frē-ˈhō-lēz, ˈfrē-ˌ)

Etymology: American Spanish frijol, from Spanish, kidney bean, from earlier fesol, fresol, probably modification of Galician feijoo, from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phaselus cowpea, from Greek phasēlos

Date: 1577

: any of various beans used in Mexican style cooking — usually used in plural

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