refried beans
refried beans · refried beanses
A dry to mushy paste made by boiling, mashing, and then frying particularly pinto or…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.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)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.
More definitions
- dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (literally “well-fried beans”).Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (literally “well-fried beans”).
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Forms
plural: refried beansesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings:frijoles refritos
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbean paste