frijol

See also: fríjol

English

Alternative forms

• frejol, frijole

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish frijol.

Noun

frijol (plural frijoles) (Texas, Mexico, Caribbean)

1. Any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the black seed of a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris.
2. The bean-like seed of any of several related plants, such as the cowpea, used as food.

Spanish

Frijoles

Alternative forms

• frejol (Peru)
• fríjol (Colombia)
• frisol

Etymology

Inherited from Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾiˈxol/ [fɾiˈxol]

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: fri‧jol

Noun

frijol m (plural frijoles) (Mexico, Central America, Peru)

1. bean, bean seed

   Synonyms: caraota (Venezuela), poroto (Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay), alubia (Spain), judía (Spain), habichuela (Castila La Mancha, Murcia, Eastern Andalusia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico), faba (Galicia)

2. bean plant

Derived terms

• ganarse los frijoles

Descendants

• → Navajo: bihóól

See also

• ejote (Mexico, Central America)
• haba

Further reading

• “frijol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10