🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Friteuse

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fʁitøz

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deep-Fat-Fryer/ˈdiːp fæt ˈfraɪər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #15000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La friteuse est idéale pour préparer des frites croustillantes."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A kitchen appliance used for cooking food by submerging it in hot oil.

    "The deep-fat-fryer made it easy to prepare crispy French fries at home."
  2. 2

    An industrial machine designed for frying large quantities of food in a commercial setting.

    "The restaurant invested in a new deep-fat-fryer to handle the increased demand for fried chicken."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'deep-fat-fryer' combines 'deep' from Old English 'deop', meaning profound or intense, and 'fat' from Old English 'fǣtt', referring to animal or vegetable oils. The word 'fryer' comes from the verb 'fry', which has roots in Middle English 'fryen', meaning to cook in hot fat. The term evolved in the 20th century as deep-frying became a popular cooking method.

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