refried beans

English

Alternative forms

• refried bean (singular or attributive form)

Etymology

Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (literally “well-fried beans”).

Noun

refried beans pl (plural only)

1. A dry to mushy paste made by boiling, mashing, and then frying particularly pinto or black beans, included in or served as anything from a main dish in Central America to a dip in the Southern US and a side dish in Mexico.

Translations

bean paste eaten in Central America and Southern US

• Nahuatl:

  Mecayapan: aja̱yo̱tapitzco̱ltatzoyo̱n

• Spanish: frijoles refritos m pl