Join free

refried beans

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

refried beans

Where it comes from

Calque of Spanish frijoles refritos (literally “well-fried beans”).

noun refried bean

  1. plural, plural only 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.

Translations

Every language

noun bean paste eaten in Central America and Southern US

Españolfrijoles refritos

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"refried beans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/refried%20beans. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

refried beans. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/refried%20beans

Chicago

"refried beans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/refried%20beans.

BibTeX
@misc{refried_beans_2026,
  title = {refried beans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refried%20beans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}