English Explanatory Dictionary

charro bean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pinto bean, as used in Mexican cooking, especially as used to make charro bean soup (a hearty, spicy, smoky soup flavoured with bacon).

Word forms

charro bean charro beans

Etymology

From Spanish charro (“cowboy”) (or English charro, from that Spanish word), due to the association of the beans and of charro bean soup with Mexican cowboys.

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