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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: frijoles refritos
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dish
History
Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (literally “well-fried beans”).
Across languages
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