frijole

noun

fri·jo·le | \ frē-ˈhō-lē

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\

variants: or less commonly frijol \ frē-ˈhōl

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, ˈfrē-ˌ \

plural frijoles\ frē-ˈhō-lēz

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, ˈfrē-ˌ \

Definition of frijole

: any of various beans used in Mexican style cooking —usually used in plural

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This week diners can expect to choose among What's Cook-N Chef, Rollin-Stone Food Truck, Holy frijole, Samson’s Gourmet Hot Dogs, BellaTrino's Neapolitan Pizzeria at the Market, Steel City Pops, Toadally Ice, and Pokey O’s. — Denise Harris, star-telegram.com, "Top 10 things to do: June 2-June 8, 2017," 31 May 2017

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