fritter
Deep-fried snack cake
Fritter has two unrelated meanings.
A fritter is a small fried cake, often containing fruit or vegetables: apple fritters, corn fritters.
Separately, to fritter is to waste something gradually, almost always with "away": He frittered away his inheritance on gambling.
The sense is of dissipating resources bit by bit until nothing remains.
Uncooked cake mixture
- deep-friedCooked submerged in fat
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- cornCereal grown on cobs
apple · banana · zucchini · tempura · pakora · beignet · churro · hushpuppy
Use up carelessly
- dissipateGradually fade away
- misuseImproper application
- depleteGreatly reduce supply
- exhaustUse up entirely
drain · consume · dwindle · erode · lose · burn · lavish · profligate
Light dish preceding main
- bitesizeEaten in one gulp
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- nibblesTakes small bites
- munchiesSnacks or craving them
canapé · hors d'oeuvre · savoury · tidbit · nosh · refreshment · delicacy · moreish
Powerful urge to have
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- desireIntense wanting
enticement · urge · weakness · decadence · gratification · savor · yearning · compulsion
batter
Uncooked cake mixture
- deep-friedCooked submerged in fat
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
corn · apple · banana · zucchini · tempura · pakora · beignet · churro · hushpuppy · crunchy
squander
Use up carelessly
exhaust · drain · consume · dwindle · erode · lose · burn · lavish · profligate · spendthrift
appetizer
Light dish preceding main
munchies · canapé · hors d'oeuvre · savoury · tidbit · nosh · refreshment · delicacy · moreish · snacktime
craving
Powerful urge to have
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
desire · enticement · urge · weakness · decadence · gratification · savor · yearning · compulsion · appetite
- fried doughdonut, donuts, doughnut, doughnuts, beignet
- bakerybread, cake, cookie, muffins, donuts
- donutsglazed donut, jelly donut, chocolate frosted, powdered donut, old fashioned
- fried foodsfried chicken, french fries, onion rings, chicken nuggets, fried fish
- idlingidle, idled, loaf, loafed, laze
- potato dishesfrench fry, hash browns, latke, mashed potatoes, rosti
- apple fritterFried dough with fruit
- fritter awayWaste by small degrees
- frittered awayWasted bit by bit
- frittering awayWasting in small amounts
- corn frittersFried batter with kernels
- banana frittersFried battered fruit pieces
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