frijole

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A form of frijol — Any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the black seed of a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounfrijole (plural frijoles)

plural frijoles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of frijol.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)

Broader
common beancommon bean plantPhaseolus vulgaris

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Back-formation from the plural frijoles.

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APA

frijole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frijole

MLA

“frijole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frijole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frijole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frijole.

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