frijolillo

English

Etymology

From Spanish frijolillo.

Noun

frijolillo (plural frijolillos)

1. Texas mescal bean (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)

Spanish

Etymology

From frijol (“bean”) +‎ -illo (diminutive suffix).

Noun

frijolillo m (plural frijolillos)

1. (Cuba) a kind of plant (Hebestigma cubense)
2. runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
3. a kind of jack bean (Canavalia villosa)
4. Texas mescal bean (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)
5. cassia (Cassia spp.)
6. a kind of tree (Ampelocera hottlei)
7. ocelot (Felis pardalis)

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 50, 584

Further reading

• “frijolillo”, 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