fritter

Definition of fritternext
as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup

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Recent Examples of fritter Be sure to make a reservation or risk missing out on savoring conch fritters and the signature pulled pork burger. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026 With a foreword by fellow Oaklander and Native American author Tommy Orange, Wahpepah’s book invites readers to a pre-colonial cuisine of bison roast with chokeberry rub, acorn muffins and wild rice fritters stuffed with apples, cranberries, pepita crema and much more. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 Roundhouse Brewpub The Cristo Twisto is a Monte Cristo with a twist, with raspberry fritter bread, fontina cheese, turkey breast, prosciutto, arugula, raspberry sauce dusted with powdered sugar. Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026 For dessert, sample the apple fritters and fruit tarts. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fritter
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Noun
  • Cookbook writer Ellen Morrissey has a side hustle as a custom-cake baker and a knack for meeting exacting standards.
    The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Friday, April 17, Birthday Lunch, Oven Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, whole grain bread, peaches, cake, milk.
    Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • Instead of eating the premium patties, the couple stuffed the burgers into a large duffel, adding desserts snatched from the buffet, the blog added.
    Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Wendy's has never outdone McDonald's in size or sales, either, but since its start in 1969, the chain with the square patties and the shakes too thick to be called shakes has had as big an impact as any other on the ways fast food is defined and sold around the world.
    Bob Vitale, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Fritter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritter. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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