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deep-fry

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A heated cooking pan or appliance used to deep-fry foods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cook (food) by deep-frying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To alter a photograph using filters and image compression to make it appear strangely colored for a humorous effect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, transitive

Examples

  • That meme is deep-fried, which is what makes it so funny.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

cook by immersing in fat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • french-fry the potatoes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: french-fry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fry

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խորը տապակել (xorə tapakel) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Bulgarian: пържа (pǎrža) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Chinese Cantonese: 油炸 (jau4 zaa3) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油炸 (yóuzhá) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Danish: fritere — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Dutch: frituren — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Finnish: uppopaistaa — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Finnish: friteerata — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • French: faire frire — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • German: frittieren — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Greek: τηγανίζω (tiganízo) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Indonesian: goreng rendam — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Japanese: 揚げる (ageru) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Khmer: បំពង (bɑmpɔɔŋ) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Korean: 튀기다 (twigida) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Malay: menggoreng jeluk — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Norwegian: fritere — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Russian: жа́рить во фритю́ре (žáritʹ vo fritjúre) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Spanish: freír sumergidamente — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Spanish: freír inmersamente — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Spanish: fritar profundamente — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Spanish: fritar hondamente — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Swedish: fritera — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Thai: ทอด (tɔ̂ɔt) — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Vietnamese: chiên rán ngập mỡ — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
  • Welsh: ffrio'n ddwfn — to cook by immersing the food in hot fat