frijol

[ free-hohl, free-hohl; Spanish free-hawl ]

/ ˈfri hoʊl, friˈhoʊl; Spanish friˈhɔl /

noun, plural fri·jo·les [free-hohlz, free-hoh-leez; Spanish free-haw-les] /ˈfri hoʊlz, friˈhoʊ liz; Spanish friˈhɔ lɛs/.

any bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the kidney bean, the seeds of which are used for food in Mexico, in the southwestern U.S., etc.

Nearby words

frigidaire, frigidarium, frigidity, frigidoreceptor, frigorific, frijol, frijoles refritos, frill, frill-necked lizard, frilled lizard, frilling

Also fri·jo·le

[free-hoh-lee] /friˈhoʊ li/.

Origin of frijol

1570–80; < Spanish, earlier fresol, fesol < a dialectal source, akin to Galician freixó, feixoo, earlier feijoo < Latin faseolus; see feijoada

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British Dictionary definitions for frijol

frijol

/ (ˈfriːhəʊl, Spanish friˈxol) /

noun plural -joles (-həʊlz, Spanish -ˈxoles)

a variety of bean, esp of the French bean, extensively cultivated for food in Mexico

Word Origin for frijol

C16: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phasēlus, from Greek phasēlos bean with edible pod

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