frijole
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fri·jol
(frē-hōl′, frē′hōl′) also fri·jo·le (frē-hō′lĕ, -lā)n. pl. fri·jo·les (frē-hō′lĕs, -lāz) Southwestern US
A bean cultivated and used for food.
[Spanish, variant of fréjol, from Old Spanish frisol, from Catalan fesol, from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phasēlus, a type of legume, from Greek phasēlos.]
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| Noun | 1. |  frijole - the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)genus Phaseolus, Phaseolus - herbs of warm regions including most American beans common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris - the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods |
| 2. | frijole - Mexican bean; usually dried common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried |
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