refry

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵ-der.?

Latin frīgō

Old French frirebor.

Middle English fryen

English fry

English refry

From re- + fry.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪ

Verb

refry (third-person singular simple present refries, present participle refrying, simple past and past participle refried)

1. To fry again.
2. (cooking) In Mexican cookery, to fry beans after boiling and mashing them.

Usage notes

• refried beans are not fried twice.

Derived terms

• refried

Translations

to fry again

• Italian: rifriggere
• Spanish: refreír (es)

Anagrams

• Ferry, Freyr, Fryer, ferry, fryer