- fritter batter
- nounbatter for making fritters• Hypernyms: ↑batter
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fritter batter
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Fritter — Frit ter, n. [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See {Far}, v. t.] 1. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Batter (cooking) — Batter is a liquid mixture, usually based on one or more flours combined with liquids such as water, milk or beer. Egg is also a common component. Often a leavening agent is included in the mixture to aerate and fluff up the batter as it cooks… … Wikipedia
fritter — Ⅰ. fritter [1] ► VERB (fritter away) ▪ waste (time, money, or energy) on trifling matters. ORIGIN from obsolete fitter «break into fragments». Ⅱ. fritter [2] ► NOUN ▪ a piece of fruit … English terms dictionary
fritter — fritter1 [frit′ər] n. [< ? OFr fraiture < L fractura: see FRACTURE] Rare a small piece; shred vt. [< FRITTER1 the n.] 1. Rare to break or tear into small pieces 2. to waste (money, time, etc.) bit by bit on petty things: usually with… … English World dictionary
Fritter — An apple fritter banana fritters … Wikipedia
fritter — fritter1 fritterer, n. /frit euhr/, v.t. 1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually fol. by away): to fritter away one s money; to fritter away an afternoon. 2. to break or tear into small pieces or shreds. v.i. 3. to… … Universalium
fritter — I UK [ˈfrɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfrɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms fritter : singular fritter plural fritters a food made by covering a piece of food in batter and cooking it in hot fat apple fritters II UK [ˈfrɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfrɪtər] verb Word forms… … English dictionary
fritter — {{11}}fritter (n.) fried batter, late 14c., from O.Fr. friture fritter, pancake, something fried (12c.), from L.L. frictura a frying, from frigere to roast, fry (see FRY (Cf. fry) (v.)). {{12}}fritter (v.) whittle away, 1728, from fritters… … Etymology dictionary
fritter — I frit•ter [[t]ˈfrɪt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away): to fritter away one s money[/ex] 2) to break or tear into small pieces or shreds 3) to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often… … From formal English to slang
fritter — frit|ter1 [ frıtər ] noun count a food made by covering a piece of food in BATTER and cooking it in hot fat: apple fritters fritter frit|ter 2 [ frıtər ] verb ,fritter a way phrasal verb transitive to waste time or money on things that are not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
