refrito
Spanish, noun/reˈfɾito/
refrito is spelled R-E-F-R-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Refrito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sauce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of refreír. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aceite frito con ajo, cebolla, pimentón, entre otros ingredientes, que se usa en la preparación de algunos…”.
What does refrito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesauce
- 2
derogatorymasculinerehash (something reworked, or made up from old materials)
Muchos remakes son refritos.
adjective
- 1
refried
verb
- 1
past participle of refreír
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aceite frito con ajo, cebolla, pimentón, entre otros ingredientes, que se usa en la preparación de algunos guisos. 2. Cosa rehecha o de nuevo aderezada. Dícese comúnmente de la refundición de una obra dramática o de otro escrito.
verb: 1. Participio irregular de refreír.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of refrito
- refritos plural
- refrita feminine
- refritas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce refrito?
- /reˈfɾito/
- [reˈfɾi.t̪o]
- [reˈfɾit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to refrito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is refrito in Spanish?
refrito appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).