fry

verbcook in hot oil

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences for fry

When the lard boils, put in the fish and fry them of a yellowish brown.

Put some lard into a pan, and when it is boiling hot, fry the crabs in it.

Fry them about a quarter of an hour, turning them frequently.

Take a neck of mutton, cut it into chops, and fry them brown.

Fry them in lard or butter; they should be of a fine brown on both sides.

Fry them in butter, and ...

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