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fritura

Portuguese, noun/fɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/

fritura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “frying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer alimento frito”.

What does fritura mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefrying

    óleo de fritura

  2. 2

    femininefried food

  3. 3

    Brazilcolloquialfemininethe act or an instance of discrediting another person's employment

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. qualquer alimento frito 2. técnica culinária que consiste em preparar alimentos mergulhando os ingredientes em óleo (ou outra gordura) a alta temperatura

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of fritura

  • frituras plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fritura?

  • Brazil /fɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • Portugal /fɾiˈtu.ɾɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is fritura in Portuguese?

fritura appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).