frijol
IPA: frˈidʒʌɫ
noun
- (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.
- (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.
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Examples of "frijol" in Sentences
- Gees, you don't have to be such a bitch Frijole.
- Some popular types of frijol commonly found in Mexico are:
- Alubia blanco is the kind of frijol that I most frequently cook.
- Elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world the word judía is used in place of frijol.
- Can't Post | Private Reply with all due respect, esperanza, judía IS EXACTLY the same as frijol!
- I doubt if anyone has cataloged all the various types of frijol available in México and the rest of the Americas.
- A Mexican friend here in Zacatecas a leading producer of beans (frijol) has pointed out the difference between frijol and frijoles.
- And for those interested in beans, ALL true beans originated in the Americas INCLUDING Lima beans, so should be called frijol in México.
- Habas, which correctly should be just a type of frijol in México, are NOT Lima beans in Spain, but only the seed of a distantly related plant, the fava.
- Because of this resemblence, Lima beans in México are called habas (although they are truly just a variety of frijol), and all other beans are called frijol.
- Greeting In some hispanic countries, judias is just the type of an specific frijol, as there are different type like; de Caritas, Negro, Blanco, Colorado, Garbanzos, Pintos, etc. Gerry Zaragemca
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