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English
Noun
frejol (plural frejoles)
- Alternative form of frijol
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish frisol, ultimately from Latin phaseolus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos). The Spanish form is influenced either by Catalan fesol or Mozarabic brísol, gríjol (“pea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾeˈxol/
- Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: fre‧jol
Noun
frejol m (plural frejoles) (Peru)
- bean seed
- Synonyms: (Mexico, Central America, Peru) frijol, (Colombia) fríjol, (Venezuela) caraota, (Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay) poroto, (Spain) alubia, (Spain) judía, (Castila La Mancha, Murcia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) habichuela, (Galicia) faba
- bean plant
- vainita (Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Dominican Republic)
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