refried beans

ˌriːˈfraɪd ˈbiːnz

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Definition of refried beans - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

cooked beans

beans cooked, mashed, and fried with seasonings

We had refried beans with our tacos.

beans

Mexican dish

cooked beans fried again usually with lard or oil

Refried beans are often served as a side dish in Mexican cuisine..

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beans cooked, mashed, and fried with seasonings
cooked beans fried again usually with lard or oil

Expressions with beans

for beans

adv.

not valuable or important

He sold the car for beans.

spill the beans

reveal secret or private information to others

He spilled the beans about the surprise party.

hill of beans

something of no importance or value

His opinion doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

full of beans

adj.

very energetic and lively

The children were full of beans after the party.

beans on toast

dish with baked beans on toasted bread

I had beans on toast for breakfast.

pork and beans

baked legumes with cured meat, often in tomato-based sauce

We heated a can of pork and beans for dinner.

Origin of refried beans

Spanish, frijoles (beans) + refritos (well-fried, intensely fried; re- as intensifier + frito, fried)

Examples of refried beans in a sentence

He served refried beans as a side dish.
I love refried beans in my burrito.
Refried beans add flavor to the dish.

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French:haricots frits, ...
German:Bohnenpüree, gebratene Bohnen, ...
Italian:fagioli rifritti, ...
Spanish:frijoles refritos, ...
Portuguese:feijão refrito, ...
Chinese:回锅豆, ...
Japanese:リフライドビーンズ, 再度揚げた豆, ...
Arabic:فاصوليا مُعاد قَلْيُها, فاصوليا مَقلية مَرتين, ...
Hebrew:שְׁעוּעִית מְטֻגֶּנֶת, רִיפְרַיְיד בִּינְז, ...
Russian:жареные бобы, фасоль по-мексикански, ...
Ukrainian:смажені боби, ...
Hindi:रिफ्राइड बीन्स, तली हुई बीन्स, ...
Bengali:মসলা দিয়ে রান্না করে মেখে আবার ভাজা শিমের বিচির পদ, রিফ্রাইড বিনস, ...
Catalan:mongetes refregides, frijoles refritos, ...
Czech:přesmažené fazole, mexické fazole osmažené po uvaření, ...
Danish:krydrede mosede bønner stegt på panden, refried bønner, ...
Dutch:gebakken bonen, tweemaal gebakken bonen, ...
Greek:ρεφράιντ μπινς, τηγανητά φασόλια, ...
Hungarian:babpüré, sült babpüré, ...
Khmer:សណ្តែកឆ្អិនកិនហើយចៀនជាមួយគ្រឿងទេស, សណ្តែកឆ្អិនយកទៅឆាឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:리프라이드 빈, 두 번 요리한 콩, ...
Persian:لوبیای سرخ‌شده, لوبیای سرخ شده, ...
Polish:smażona fasola, ...
Portuguese (BR):feijão refrito, ...
Romanian:fasole bătută, fasole reîncălzită, ...
Swedish:stekta bönor, ...
Thai:ถั่วบดทอด, ถั่วทอดซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:kızartılmış fasulye, ...
Vietnamese:đậu nghiền chiên, đậu chiên lại, ...

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