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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfrire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: frir
"Il aime faire frire des pommes de terre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cook food in hot fat or oil, typically in a pan over heat.
"She decided to fry some eggs and bacon for breakfast."
- 1
A dish of fried food, or a young fish (often used in the plural 'fry').
"We ordered a large basket of french fries to share."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'frien', which traces back to Old French 'frire' and ultimately to the Latin 'frigere' meaning 'to roast or dry'. It has been used in English since the 14th century primarily to describe cooking food in hot fat or oil.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fry" is said worldwide
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frire
Transliteration: frir
"Il aime faire frire des pommes de terre."
braten
Transliteration: braːtən
"Sie tut die Eier in der Pfanne braten."
friggere
Transliteration: ˈfridːere
"Mi piace friggere le patatine."
freír
Transliteration: fɾeˈiɾ
"Voy a freír un poco de pescado."
fritar
Transliteration: fɾiˈtaɾ
"Ela sabe como fritar frango perfeitamente."
तलना
Transliteration: talna
"वह कड़ाही में पूरी तल रही है।"
炸
Transliteration: zhá
"他把鸡肉炸得金黄酥脆。"
튀기다
Transliteration: twigida
"감자를 기름에 튀겨서 요리합니다."
揚げる
Transliteration: ageru
"天ぷらを油で揚げる。"
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