frijol

See also: fríjol

English

Alternative forms

frejol, frijole

Noun

frijol (plural frijoles)

(Texas, Mexico, Caribbean) Any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the black seed of a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris.
(Texas, Mexico, Caribbean) The bean-like seed of any of several related plants, such as the cowpea, used as food.

Spanish

Alternative forms

frejol, fríjol, frisol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɾiˈxol/ [fɾiˈxol]
(Castilian)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ol
Syllabification: fri‧jol

Noun

frijol m (plural frijoles)

(Mexico, Central America, Peru) bean, bean seed
Synonyms: (Colombia) fríjol, (Venezuela) caraota, (Peru) frejol, (Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay) poroto, (Spain) alubia, (Spain) judía, (Castila La Mancha, Murcia, Eastern Andalusia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) habichuela, (Galicia) faba
(Mexico, Central America, Peru) bean plant

Derived terms

ganarse los frijoles

Descendants

→ Navajo: bihóól

See also

haba
ejote (Mexico, Central America)

Further reading

“frijol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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