# fritter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #69,869

## Definitions
1. A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.
2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fryture, from Middle French friture, from Old French friture, from Vulgar Latin *frīctūra, from Latin frīgō (“to fry”); compare fry.
For the development of Middle English /iu̯r(ə)/ into /ə(ɹ)/, compare armour, batter, border, solder.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fritter