fri|jol

fri|jol
fri|jol «FREE hohl; Spanish free HOHL», noun, plural fri|joles «FREE hohlz, frih HOH lihz; Spanish free HOH lays».
a bean, especially the kidney bean, much used for food in Mexico and the southwestern United States: »

The government even granted the firm a license to import 4,000 metric tons of frijoles (Time).

[American English < Spanish frijol < Latin faseolus (diminutive) < phaselus < Greek pháselos kidney bean]

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  • fri — af·fri·cate; af·fri·cat·ed; af·fri·ca·tion; con·fri·ca·tion; fri·a·bil·i·ty; fri·a·ble; fri·and; fri·ar; fri·ar·ly; fri·ary; fri·bourg; fri·ca·tion; fri·day; fri·days; fri·gid·i·ty; fri·go·ri·fi·co; fri·jol; fri·jo·li·llo; fri·sé; fri·sette;… …   English syllables

  • frijol — fri·jol …   English syllables

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  • Frejol — Frijol Fri jol, Frijole Fri jole, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also Frejol Fre jol [Sp. fr[ i]jol, fr[ e]jol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp. the black seed of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frijol — Fri jol, Frijole Fri jole, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also Frejol Fre jol [Sp. fr[ i]jol, fr[ e]jol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp. the black seed of a variety of {P …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frijole — Frijol Fri jol, Frijole Fri jole, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also Frejol Fre jol [Sp. fr[ i]jol, fr[ e]jol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp. the black seed of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frijoles — Frijol Fri jol, Frijole Fri jole, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also Frejol Fre jol [Sp. fr[ i]jol, fr[ e]jol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp. the black seed of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • P vulgaris — Frijol Fri jol, Frijole Fri jole, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also Frejol Fre jol [Sp. fr[ i]jol, fr[ e]jol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp. the black seed of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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