"refried beans" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: refried bean [alternative]
Etymology: Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (literally “well-fried beans”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|es|frijoles refritos|lit=well-fried beans}} Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (literally “well-fried beans”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} refried beans pl (plural only)
  1. 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. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: bean paste Translations (bean paste eaten in Central America and Southern US): aja̱yo̱tapitzco̱ltatzoyo̱n (Mecayapan Nahuatl), frijoles refritos [masculine, plural] (Spanish)

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