FRISOLES pl . of FRISOL Phaseolus vulgaris Annual herbaceous plant of the family of the fabaceae or legumes, native to America, of leaves composed of oval shape or rhomboidude. Fruit in pod. In Colombia: in our paisa region it is or was frisol and frisols, as well as in other places we talk about beans, beans or beans, and even beans. It is a phrase that can be used in accordance with the regional culture itself. It has been said that the name of that legume plant, frisol, comes from Old Spanish, Catalan fresol and Latin that sounds faseolus, or from the Greek faselos. In the rest of the countries where we speak Spanish, they do not mention frisol or frisols. In Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, Quechuismo poroto is used. In Ecuador it is called bean or bean. In Spain more beans and beans are accepted.