f 4 r 1 i 1 t 1 t 1 e 1 r 1
7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
verb spend frivolously and unwisely
originInherited 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.
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