refried beans

American  

plural noun

Mexican Cooking.

1. dried beans, cooked and mashed and then fried fry in lard, sometimes with onions and other seasonings.

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Etymology

Origin of refried beans

First recorded in 1955–60; re- + fried

Example Sentences

Order chips and a margarita for there — linger a moment — and leave with a generous side of refried beans to-go.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

I’ve added sliced garlic to mine, or let the lentils thicken to the texture of refried beans and stuffed them in a tortilla.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

These breakfast burritos include soft scrambled eggs, refried beans and avocado.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

And arguably, what they termed refried beans in this show were not that at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022

I lunch at Wendy’s, where $4.99 gets you unlimited refills at the Mexican part of the Super-bar, a comforting surfeit of refried beans and cheese sauce.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich