FRIJOL

{ Fri″jol, Fri″jole (?), n.; pl. Frijoles (�). Also Fre″jol }. [[Sp. fríjol, fréjol.]] 1. 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. 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.