Definition of "frijol" [fri•jol]

• Southwestern U.S. A bean cultivated and used for food. (noun)

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• "Alubia blanco is the kind of frijol that I most frequently cook."
• "A Mexican friend here in Zacatecas a leading producer of beans (frijol) has pointed out the difference between frijol and frijoles."
• "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."