frijolillo
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
frijolillo (plural frijolillos)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From frijol (“bean”) + -illo (diminutive suffix).
Noun edit
frijolillo m (plural frijolillos)
- (Cuba) a kind of plant (Hebestigma cubense)
- runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
- a kind of jack bean (Canavalia villosa)
- Texas mescal bean (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)
- cassia (Cassia spp.)
- a kind of tree (Ampelocera hottlei)
- ocelot (Felis pardalis)
References edit
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 50, 584
Further reading edit
- “frijolillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014