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Meanings of beans and rice in English

Portuguese
feijão e arroz
Spanish
arroz con judías

Type of dish made from a combination of staple foods in ma.

feijão e arroz
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Examples for "rice and beans"
Examples for "rice and beans"
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He wrapped up sugar and coffee, he weighed out rice and beans.
An American Robinson Crusoe
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Sometimes we'd eat nothing but rice and beans for weeks on end.
Earth Afire
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The main staple of the Carneiros' will be rice and beans.
The new yorker
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Chutsky nodded and managed to scoop some rice and beans onto his fork.
Dexter in the Dark
5
That is, rice and beans mixed with onion and bell pepper.
The Irish Times
Usage of beans and rice in English
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Of course, that means we'll be eating beans and rice all week.
Solomon's oak: a novel
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I can't feed my children meat no more, just beans and rice.
Iron lace
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I craved variety after just a few days of beans and rice.
Reuters
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Many's the week we lived on red beans and rice.
A Confederacy of Dunces
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He's on beans and rice and stuff like that; my husband goes between the two.
Ebony
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Time: 15 minutes with precooked (or canned) beans and rice
Food matters: a guide to conscious eating with more than 75 reci...
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He did vomit a couple of times during the water board with some beans and rice.
The Guardian
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She returned with bowls of red beans and rice, and half a loaf of French bread.
Iron lace
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Serve with black beans and rice or couscous.
Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express: 404 Inspired Seasonal Dishes You...
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Red beans and rice is served in Louisiana the way we serve dal and rice in India.
Happiness key
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He had little hot plates so he could make his beans and rice in the hotel room.
The Guardian
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His last meal consisted of roasted pork, red beans and rice, plantains, avocado and tomatoes with olive oil.
Reuters
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Rishi came home earlier than usual, and Janya was still trying to make the red beans and rice delicious.
Happiness key
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He had his canoe and bow and this time he'd added some dried food, beans and rice and sugar.
Brian's hunt
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My go-to spot here is Lagos, a Nigerian vendor that serves the best beans and rice I've ever eaten.
Ebony
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Fest-goers have been downing oyster Rockefeller bisque, crabmeat-stuffed shrimp, spicy Cajun jambalaya as well as red beans and rice.
Reuters