frejol

English

Noun

frejol (plural frejoles)

1. 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/ [fɾeˈxol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: fre‧jol

Noun

frejol m (plural frejoles)

1. (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

2. (Peru) bean plant

Related terms

• vainita (Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Dominican Republic)

 

Further reading

• “frejol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014