frijol

• frejol
• frijole

frijol (plural frijoles)

1. (in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies) Any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the black seed of a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris.
2. (in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies) The bean-like seed of any of several related plants, such as the cowpea, used as food.

• frejol, fríjol, frisol

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

• IPA^(key): /fɾiˈxol/ [fɾiˈxol]

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: fri‧jol

frijol m (plural frijoles)

1. (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

2. (Mexico, Central America, Peru) bean plant

• → Navajo: bihóól

• haba
• ejote (Mexico, Central America)

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