frijole

noun fri·jo·le \ frē-ˈhō-lē \

variants: or less commonly frijol play \frē-ˈhōl, ˈfrē-ˌ\

Definition of frijole

plural frijoles play \frē-ˈhō-lēz, ˈfrē-ˌ\

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

Recent Examples of frijole from the Web

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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Origin and Etymology of frijole

American Spanish frijol, from Spanish, kidney bean, from earlier fesol, fresol, probably modification of Galician feijoo, from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phaselus cowpea, from Greek phasēlos

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First Known Use: 1577

in the meaning defined above

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