refried beans

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Definition of refried beans in English English dictionary

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 U.S

dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings

a Mexican dish in which beans that have already been cooked are crushed and then fried with spices (Translation of frijoles refritos)

Hyphenation

re·fried beans

Etymology

() Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (“well-fried beans”), where the prefix re- adds emphasis rather than meaning "again" as in English