Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 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.
WordNet
n. dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings [syn: frijoles refritos]
Wikipedia
Refried beans (Spanish: frijoles refritos) is a dish of cooked and mashed beans and is a traditional staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, although each cuisine has a different approach when making the dish. Refried beans are also popular in many other Latin American countries.
Usage examples of "refried beans".
He got a bowl of refried beans from the refrigerator and set them in the microwave to warm, then opened a can of green chili sauce.
In a thick voice that seemed to come from a distance, he asked for two beef tacos, a couple of cheese enchiladas, rice, refried beans, and two more bottles of beer.
After he drank five cups of water from a big olla, or pot, whose porous walls let it sweat and keep its contents cool, Polly fed him shredded pork and refried beans with fried cholla buds that reminded him of okra.
The eight-ring stove had several pots and pans on it, all filled with a rotted powder where there had once been stews, refried beans and potatoes.
He spread the refried beans over the tortillas and folded the eggs inside.
I opened a cabinet and peered behind the cans of refried beans and tomato sauce.
Anne heated up a can of refried beans and wrapped them with some lettuce and tomatoes in a couple of tortillas, and carried her dinner outside with a bottle of beer to sit on one of the old telephone poles that had been laid down to mark the limits of the pullout.
We would eat tortillas and refried beans and talk of old times in Riverbank.
And when it took you home after school, there was none of this nonsense of grabbing some refried beans and goin' off to haul rock and brush for the goddam road crew for fifty cents a week, I'll tell you that.
And when it took you home after school, there was none of this nonsense of grabbing some refried beans and goin off to haul rock and brush for the goddam road crew for fifty cents a week, Ill tell you that.
The platter held not only the massive chicken tortelada, but a heaping portion of rice and a dark congealed mass covered with cheese, presumably the refried beans.
The tray held a plate of refried beans and tortillas, the first food that he had received since he'd been brought here.