Fritter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

spend frivolously and unwisely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɪtə/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɪɾɚ/.

Examples

Fritter away one's inheritance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool fool away shoot dissipate fritter away frivol away

Parts of Speech

noun	small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
verb	spend frivolously and unwisely “Fritter away one's inheritance”

Word Forms

dissipation

noun

useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verplempern

kleine Menge frittierter Teig mit Obst, Fleisch oder Gemüse

🇫🇷French

beignet

petite quantité de pâte frite contenant des fruits, de la viande ou des légumes

🇪🇸Spanish

buñuelo

pequeña cantidad de masa frita que contenga fruta, carne o verduras

🇮🇹Italian

frittella

piccola quantità di pastella fritta contenente frutta o carne o verdura

🇳🇱Dutch

beignet

kleine hoeveelheid gebakken beslag met fruit, vlees of groenten

🇵🇹Portuguese

Bolinho de chuva

pequena quantidade de massa frita contendo frutas, carne ou vegetais

🇷🇺Russian

оладья

небольшое количество жареного теста, содержащего фрукты, мясо или овощи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यर्थ नष्ट करना

फल या मांस या सब्जियों से युक्त थोड़ी मात्रा में तला हुआ घोल

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাজা

অল্প পরিমাণে ভাজা বাটা যাতে ফল বা মাংস বা সবজি থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

பஜ்ஜி

பழம் அல்லது இறைச்சி அல்லது காய்கறிகள் கொண்ட சிறிய அளவு வறுத்த மாவு

🇮🇳Telugu

వడలు

పండు లేదా మాంసం లేదా కూరగాయలు కలిగిన చిన్న పరిమాణంలో వేయించిన పిండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्रिटर

फळ किंवा मांस किंवा भाज्या असलेले तळलेले पिठात कमी प्रमाणात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભજિયા

ફળ અથવા માંસ અથવા શાકભાજી ધરાવતી તળેલી બેટરની થોડી માત્રા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪನಿಯಾಣ

ಹಣ್ಣು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಂಸ ಅಥವಾ ತರಕಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಹುರಿದ ಬ್ಯಾಟರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരിച്ചെടുക്കുക

പഴങ്ങളോ മാംസമോ പച്ചക്കറികളോ അടങ്ങിയ ചെറിയ അളവിൽ വറുത്ത മാവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਰਿੱਟਰ

ਫਲ ਜਾਂ ਮੀਟ ਜਾਂ ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਤਲੇ ਹੋਏ ਆਟੇ ਦੀ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پکوڑے

کم مقدار میں تلی ہوئی بیٹر جس میں پھل یا گوشت یا سبزیاں ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

油条

少量含有水果、肉类或蔬菜的油炸面糊

🇯🇵Japanese

フリッター

果物、肉、野菜を含む少量の揚げ生地

🇰🇷Korean

잘게 부수다

과일이나 고기, 야채가 들어간 소량의 튀긴 반죽

🇻🇳Vietnamese

món rán

một lượng nhỏ bột chiên có chứa trái cây hoặc thịt hoặc rau

🇹🇭Thai

ทิ้ง

แป้งทอดที่มีผลไม้หรือเนื้อสัตว์หรือผักในปริมาณเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

gorengan

sejumlah kecil adonan goreng yang mengandung buah atau daging atau sayuran

🇲🇾Malay

goreng

kuantiti kecil adunan goreng yang mengandungi buah-buahan atau daging atau sayur-sayuran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكسر

كمية قليلة من العجين المقلي الذي يحتوي على الفواكه أو اللحوم أو الخضار

🇮🇷Persian

سرخ کن

مقدار کمی خمیر سرخ شده حاوی میوه یا گوشت یا سبزیجات

🇹🇷Turkish

börek

meyve veya et veya sebze içeren az miktarda kızarmış hamur

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבִיבָה

כמות קטנה של בלילה מטוגנת המכילה פירות או בשר או ירקות

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