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) (Peru)

1. 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. bean plant

Related terms

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

Further reading

• “frejol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025