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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frijol n : the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans [syn: {kidney bean}, {frijole}]
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