Polyglot Dictionary

frijol

/fɾiˈxol/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
frijoles

Meaning

  1. bean

    • Cocinó frijoles negros.

      She cooked black beans.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alubia

frijol is the standard Latin American word for "bean"; alubia is more common in Spain.

Similar in other languages

German

Bohne

Bohne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bean."

French

haricot

haricot is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bean."

Practice

1 What does frijol mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cocinó ___ negros.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches frijol?

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