frijoles refritos

[free-haw-les re-free-taws]

plural noun

Mexican Cooking.

1. refried beans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of frijoles refritos¹

< Mexican Spanish, Spanish

Example Sentences

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.

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