The Collaborative International Dictionary
Frijol \Fri"jol\, Frijole \Fri"jole\, n.; pl. Frijoles. Also Frejol \Fre"jol\ [Sp. fr['i]jol, fr['e]jol.]
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.
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.
Sea crawfish \Sea" craw"fish`\ Sea crayfish \Sea" cray"fish`\ (Zo["o]l.) Any crustacean of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster ( P. vulgaris), which is much used as an article of food. See Lobster.