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frit·ter 1
(frĭt′ər)tr.v. frit·tered, frit·ter·ing, frit·ters
1. To reduce or squander little by little: frittered his inheritance away. See Synonyms at waste.
2. To break, tear, or cut into bits; shred.
[Probably from fritter, fragment, probably alteration of fitters, from fitter, to break into small pieces.]
frit·ter 2
(frĭt′ər)n.
A small cake made of batter, often containing fruit, vegetables, or fish, sautéed or deep-fried.
[Middle English friture, from Old French, from Late Latin frīctūra, from Latin frīctus, past participle of frīgere, to roast, fry.]
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fritter
(ˈfrɪtə)vb (tr)
1. (usually foll by away) to waste or squander: to fritter away time.
2. to break or tear into small pieces; shred
n
a small piece; shred
[C18: probably from obsolete fitter to break into small pieces, ultimately from Old English fitt a piece]
ˈfritterer n
fritter
(ˈfrɪtə)n
(Cookery) a piece of food, such as apple or clam, that is dipped in batter and fried in deep fat
[C14: from Old French friture, from Latin frictus fried, roasted, from frīgere to fry, parch]
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frit•ter1
(ˈfrɪt ər)v.t.
1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away): to fritter away one's money.
2. to break or tear into small pieces or shreds.
v.i. 3. to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often fol. by away): to watch one's fortune fritter away.
4. to separate or break into fragments: a plastic material having a tendency to fritter.
n. 5. a small piece, fragment, or shred.
[1720–30]
frit′ter•er, n.
frit•ter2
(ˈfrɪt ər)n.
a small cake of fried batter, often containing corn, fruit, or other food.
[1350–1400; Middle English friture, frytour < Old French friture < Late Latin frīctūra a frying = Latin frict(us), past participle of frīgere to fry1 + -ūra -ure]
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fritter
Past participle: frittered
Gerund: frittering
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Noun | 1. | fritter - small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat apple fritter - fritter containing sliced apple corn fritter - fritter containing corn or corn kernels |
Verb | 1. | fritter - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" |
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Translations
يُبَدِّدُ ماله، يُبَعْثِر
promarnit
klatte vækødsle bort
sóa smátt og smátt; bruîla
eikvotiiššvaistytišvaistyti
izšķiest
fritter
1 [ˈfrɪtəʳ] N (Culin) → buñuelo mcorn fritter → arepa f (Col, Ven)
fritter
2 [ˈfrɪtəʳ] VT (also fritter away) → malgastar, desperdiciarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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fritter
1vt (Brit: also fritter away) money, time → vertun (inf), → vergeuden, verplempern (inf)
fritter
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fritter
(ˈfritə) verb (often with away) to throw away or waste gradually. He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.
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