fritter

Meanings

• noun

  A small piece of food, typically a savory coated and deep-fried morsel, or a sweet dish made by binding and deep-frying fruit or vegetable slices.

  - "She made delicious fritters from bananas and served them with ice cream."
  - "The fish fry came with hush puppies and fritters."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈfɹɪtə/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fritter
rite , night , fight , bite

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Variants

List of all variants of fritter that leads to same result
fritter , fritters , frittered , fritterer , fritterers , frittering , fritter away , frittered away , frittering away , fritters away

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Etymology

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Originally from Middle English frite, from friten to fry.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest fritter weighed over 2,500 pounds and was made from apples and cornmeal.

2. Fritters were a common food during the medieval period in Europe.

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Related Concepts

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1. Deep frying: A cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, most commonly oil, to cook it.

2. Coating: A mixture of flour, breadcrumbs, or other materials used to cover food before deep frying.

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Culture

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Fritters have been a popular dish in various cultures around the world, including the Caribbean, where they are often made from green plantains, and in India, where they are called pakora and are made from chickpea flour and vegetables.

How to Memorize "fritter"

1. visualize
   

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2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fritter' with the image of a delicious, deep-fried treat.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'fritter' by associating it with the word 'fry it terribly'.

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