'Frijol' definitions:
Definition of 'frijol'
(from WordNet)
noun
The common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) [syn: kidney bean, frijol, frijole]
Definition of 'Frijol'
From: 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