(ˈ)frē|hōl, -hȯl noun
also fri·jole “, frēˈhōlē
( plural frijo·les frēˈhōlēz, -ˈhōˌlās, -ˈhȯˌlās)
Etymology: Spanish frijol, from earlier fesol, fresol, from Portuguese feijão or Portuguese dialect (Galicia) freixó, feixoo, from Latin phaseolus kidney bean, diminutive of phaselus, from Greek phasēlos
chiefly Southwest : bean 1b: as
a. : kidney bean
b. : cowpea 1b