\Fre"jol\ [Sp. fr['i]jol, fr['e]jol.]
1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West
   Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp.
   the black seed of a variety of {P. vulgaris}.
2. The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the
   cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among
   Spanish-American peoples, being used as an ingredient of
   many dishes.