frijoles refritos
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of frijoles refritos
< Mexican Spanish, Spanish
Example Sentences
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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 • Oct. 5, 2017
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