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FRIJOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frijole mean? 

FRIJOLE (noun)
  The noun FRIJOLE has 2 senses:

1. the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)play

2. Mexican bean; usually driedplay

  Familiarity information: FRIJOLE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FRIJOLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

frijol; frijole; kidney bean

Hypernyms ("frijole" is a kind of...):

common bean; common bean plant; Phaseolus vulgaris (the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods)

Holonyms ("frijole" is a member of...):

genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Mexican bean; usually dried

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("frijole" is a kind of...):

common bean (any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried)


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