frijol

== English == === Alternative forms === frejol, frijole === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish frijol. === Noun === frijol (plural frijoles) (Texas, Mexico, Caribbean) Any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the black seed of a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris. The bean-like seed of any of several related plants, such as the cowpea, used as food. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === frejol (Peru) fríjol (Colombia) frisol === Etymology === Inherited from Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɾiˈxol/ [fɾiˈxol] IPA(key): /fɾiˈʃol/ [fɾiˈʃol] (Early Modern Spanish) Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: fri‧jol === Noun === frijol m (plural frijoles) (Mexico, Central America, Peru) bean, bean seed Synonyms: caraota (Venezuela), poroto (Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay), alubia (Spain), judía (Spain), habichuela (Castila La Mancha, Murcia, Eastern Andalusia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico), faba (Galicia) bean plant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Navajo: bihóól → Tagalog: priholes, pirisulis → O'odham: wihol ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “frijol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025