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frijoles refritos

American  
[free-haw-les re-free-taws] / friˈhɔ lɛs rɛˈfri tɔs /

plural noun

Mexican Cooking.

  1. refried beans.

Etymology

Origin of frijoles refritos

< Mexican Spanish, Spanish

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It didn't take long before Mexican-Americans were eating hog maws, neck bones, and sweet potato pie and the former sharecroppers were eating frijoles refritos or jerk chicken.

From New York Times

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