refried beans

American

plural noun

Mexican Cooking.

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

Etymology

Origin of refried beans

First recorded in 1955–60; re- + fried

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refried beans

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

It felt like a thousand pounds of refried beans had just been dumped onto my head.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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