Frijol

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frijol \Fri"jol\, Frijole \Fri"jole\, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also
  Frejol \Fre"jol\ [Sp. fr['i]jol, fr['e]jol.]
     1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West
        Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp.
        the black seed of a variety of {P. vulgaris}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     2. The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the
        cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among
        Spanish-American peoples, being used as an ingredient of
        many dishes.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.] frijolillo

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frijol
       n : the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the
           pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped
           beans) [syn: {kidney bean}, {frijole}]
       [also: {frijoles} (pl)]