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Grammar : Verb
Spell : frahy
Phonetic Transcription : fraɪ



Définition of fry

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French frire "to fry" (13c.), from Latin frigere "to roast or fry," from PIE *bher- (4) "to cook, bake" (cf. Sanskrit bhrjjati "roasts," bharjanah "roasting;" Persian birishtan "to roast;" Greek phrygein "to roast, bake").
  • Meaning "execute in the electric chair" is U.S. slang from 1929. To go out of the frying pan into the fire is first attested in Thomas More (1532). The related noun is from 1630s. Related: Fried; frying. Frying pan recorded from mid-14c.
  • verb cook in hot oil
Example sentences :
  • When the lard boils, put in the fish and fry them of a yellowish brown.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put some lard into a pan, and when it is boiling hot, fry the crabs in it.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Fry them about a quarter of an hour, turning them frequently.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Fry them in lard or butter; they should be of a fine brown on both sides.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Fry them in butter, and when you take them out of the pan, fry some parsley in it.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Close and crimp the edges nicely, and fry the rissoles in butter.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Take a neck of mutton, cut it into chops, and fry them brown.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Peel, slice them, and fry them brown in butter or nice dripping.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • She began to fry her pork and apples, with a perfunctory attempt at conversation.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Blanch them in boiling salted water, then drain and fry them in butter.
  • Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

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