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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfritura
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fritura
"Compramos unos deliciosos buñuelos de manzana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
a small piece of food, typically fruit, vegetables, or meat, coated in batter and deep-fried.
"We ordered a side of crispy apple fritters dusted with cinnamon sugar."
- 1
to waste or squander time, money, or energy in a petty or trifling way.
"He tends to fritter away his weekends playing video games instead of studying."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'friture' (meaning a frying or fried food), which stems from the Vulgar Latin 'frictura', from Latin 'frigere' (to fry). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period to describe various fried cakes of batter containing fruit, meat, or vegetables.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fritter" is said worldwide
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beignet
Transliteration: beignet
"Nous avons mangé des beignets aux pommes."
Ausgebackenes
Transliteration: ausgebackenes
"Die Apfelfritters schmecken sehr lecker."
frittella
Transliteration: frittella
"Abbiamo ordinato una frittella di mele calda."
fritura
Transliteration: fritura
"Compramos unos deliciosos buñuelos de manzana."
frigideira
Transliteration: fritão
Script: fritão
"Eles comeram bolinhos fritos no café da manhã."
पकौड़ा
Transliteration: pakauda
"बारिश के मौसम में गरम पकौड़े बहुत अच्छे लगते हैं।"
油炸饼
Transliteration: yóuzhá bǐng
"早餐我们吃了一些苹果油炸饼。"
프리터
Transliteration: peuriteo
"우리는 디저트로 사과 프리터를 주문했다."
フリッター
Transliteration: furittā
"サクサクのリンゴのフリッターを食べました。"
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