fritter

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 Rent a car at the airport, make Long Bay your base, and explore all corners of the island—the low coastal cliffs of Cooper Jack Bay, the world’s third-largest barrier reef and, of course, Da Conch Shack on the North Shore for the best sea-to-table conch fritters. Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 14 Aug. 2025 Canyon Donuts Opened in January 2025, this little business serves up fresh donuts, luscious apple fritters and cinnamon rolls as big as hubcaps. Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025 With just a simple mix of ingredients, your couscous becomes lovely fritters, pan-fried to golden perfection. Sami Tamimi august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025 Make zucchini fritters, and serve them with sour cream or yogurt sauce. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fritter
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Noun
  • French pastry chef Yann Couvreur, whose patisserie is located a few blocks away in Wynwood, has created a dessert menu of French-Japanese desserts like a mango, coconut and passion fruit cake and black sesame ice cream topped with matcha and served with Liger’s chocolate chip cookie.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, it might best be described as a pie that captures the best part of German chocolate cake's coconut-pecan frosting.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In his words, sophomore linebacker Aaron Chiles (who’s 6-foot-3, 240 pounds) is two patties away from joining Sapp on the defensive line.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • New & Noteworthy Enjoy large white meat chicken patties with Mike's Hot Honey Sauce and rich, delicious macaroni and cheese in this Banquet Mega Bowls Mike's Hot Honey Chicken Mac 'n Cheese frozen meal.
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Fritter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritter. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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