🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Frittieröl

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fʁɪtiːɐʔøːl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Frying Oil/ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ɔɪl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Frittieröl wird oft in Restaurants verwendet."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of oil specifically used for frying food.

    "Vegetable frying oil is commonly used in restaurants for deep frying."
  2. 2

    Any oil that can withstand high temperatures and is suitable for cooking methods such as frying.

    "Olive oil can be used as a frying oil, although it has a lower smoke point than some other oils."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'frying oil' combines the verb 'fry', which originates from the Old French 'frire' (to fry) and the Middle English 'fryen', with 'oil', derived from the Latin 'oleum', meaning 'oil'. The phrase has evolved to refer specifically to oils used in cooking processes involving high heat.

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