fri·jol (frē-hōl', frē'hōl') n.
pl.fri·jo·les (frē-hō'lēz, frē'hō'-) Southwestern U.S. A bean cultivated and used for food.
[Spanish, variant of fréjol, from Old Spanish frisol, from Catalan fesol, from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phasēlus, a type of legume, from Greek phasēlos.]