frijolero

Spanish

Etymology

From frijol +‎ -ero. The slur is a calque of English beaner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾixoˈleɾo/ [fɾi.xoˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: fri‧jo‧le‧ro

Noun

frijolero m (plural frijoleros, feminine frijolera, feminine plural frijoleras)

1. bean farmer
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur, US) beaner

See also

• mojado (“wetback”)

Adjective

frijolero (feminine frijolera, masculine plural frijoleros, feminine plural frijoleras)

1. bean-farming

Further reading

• “frijolero”, 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