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nounadjective

il fritto

fried · fry

Cotto in olio o grasso molto caldo, fino a diventare dorato e croccante.

Definition & meaning

Fritto means fried: cooked in hot oil or another fat.

As a noun, it can mean fried food or a fried dish, often referring to a selection of fried ingredients.

Grammar & Word origin

Fritto is the past participle of friggere (“to fry”). It is also used as an adjective and agrees with the noun it describes: fritto, fritta, fritti, fritte.

It comes from Latin frictus, the past participle of frigere, “to fry.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • dorato — “golden” or “browned”; it describes the color rather than necessarily the cooking method.
  • lessato — “boiled”; a contrasting cooking method.
  • crudo — “raw,” the opposite of cooked, though not specifically of fried.

Common phrases & collocations

  • fritto misto — a mixed assortment of fried foods, often seafood or vegetables.
  • uovo fritto — a fried egg.
  • patate fritte — fries or fried potatoes.

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Examples

Il pesce fritto è molto buono.adjective

The fried fish is very good.

Ieri ho fritto le patate per la cena.noun

Yesterday I fried the potatoes for dinner.

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