Fried

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Pronunciation: /fɹaɪd/

Definitions

1. A cooking method involving food being submerged in hot fat or oil until it becomes crispy while also describing food that has been prepared in this manner
2. The technique of cooking food by immersing it in hot oil or fat until it achieves a crisp texture, often used for various ingredients
3. A culinary process where food is cooked in hot oil, resulting in a crunchy exterior and is commonly used for meats and vegetables

Etymology: "Fried" is the past tense and past participle of "fry," so its history belongs to that verb. English originally had a native word for the job: Old English "hierstan," which became Middle English "hirsten." That was later replaced by "fry," which came into English from Old French "frire," descended from Latin "frigere," meaning "to fry." "Fry" is cognate with Ancient Greek "phrugo," "to roast, bake," and Sanskrit "bhrjjati," "to roast, grill, fry," so the root reaches back to a common ancestor of these languages. Its exact path through the dialects is uncertain. One suggestion links it to a dialect word meaning "brushwood," though this remains unconfirmed.

Synonyms: cooked, sautéed, deep-fried, pan-fried, crispy

Antonyms: raw, uncooked, fresh, undone