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- [free-hohl, free-hohl; Spanish free-hawl]
- /ˈfri hoʊl, friˈhoʊl; Spanish friˈhɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [free-hohl, free-hohl; Spanish free-hawl]
- /ˈfri hoʊl, friˈhoʊl; Spanish friˈhɔl/
Definitions of frijol word
- noun plural frijol any bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the kidney bean, the seeds of which are used for food in Mexico, in the southwestern U.S., etc. 1
- noun frijol A bean, especially a red kidney bean or cowpea, used as a staple in Mexican cooking. 1
- noun frijol a variety of bean, esp of the French bean, extensively cultivated for food in Mexico 0
- noun frijol any of various beans used for food, esp. any of certain kidney beans so used in Mexico and the SW U.S. 0
- noun frijol refried beans 0
- noun frijol (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. 0
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Origin of frijol
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Spanish, earlier fresol, fesol < a dialectal source, akin to Galician freixó, feixoo, earlier feijoo < Latin faseolus; see feijoada
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Parts of speech for Frijol
noun
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frijol popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
frijol usage trend in Literature
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