fritter

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fritter

I. frit‧ter¹ /ˈfrɪtə $ -ər/ verb
fritter something ↔ away phrasal verb
to waste time, money, or effort on something small or unimportant
fritter something ↔ away on
　 ▪ He frittered away a fortune on fast cars and gambling.

II. fritter² noun [COUNTABLE]
[date : 1300-1400; Language : French; Origin : friture, from Latin frigere; ⇨ fry¹]
a thin piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat covered with a mixture of eggs and flour and cooked in hot fat
apple/corn/banana etc fritter

noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ apple fritters
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Oil foamed around the islands of fritters, heat escaped through their centers to the pimpled surface.
▪ These fritters are especially delicious with stewed prunes with orange juice as an accompaniment, if desired.
▪ They can also be prepared in eggy fritters.
▪ This is an updated version of the recipe for Passover fritters passed down in her family.
▪ Turn fritters constantly and cook for approximately 5 minutes.
▪ Using a fish slice, transfer the cooked fritters to paper towels to drain.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away