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frijol
[ free-hohl, free-hohl; Spanish free-hawl ]
noun
, plural fri·jo·les [free, -hohlz, free-, hoh, -leez, f, r, ee-, haw, -les].
- any bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the kidney bean, the seeds of which are used for food in Mexico, in the southwestern U.S., etc.
frijol
/ ˈfriːhəʊl; friˈxol /
noun
- a variety of bean, esp of the French bean, extensively cultivated for food in Mexico
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frijol1
C16: from Spanish, ultimately from Latin phaseolus , diminutive of phasēlus , from Greek phasēlos bean with edible pod
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