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fritter
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frit·ter 1  (frtr)
tr.v. frit·tered, frit·ter·ing, frit·ters
1. To reduce or squander little by little: frittered his inheritance away. See Synonyms at waste.
2. To break, tear, or cut into bits; shred.

[Probably from fritter, fragment, probably alteration of fitters, from fitter, to break into small pieces.]

fritter
Noun
a piece of food, such as apple, that is dipped in batter and fried in deep fat [Latin frigere to fry]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fritterfritter - small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
apple fritter - fritter containing sliced apple
corn fritter - fritter containing corn or corn kernels
Verb1.fritter - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

fritter
verb (usually with away) squander, waste, run through, dissipate, misspend, idle away, fool away, spend like water
Translations
Spanish fritter [ˈfrɪtəʳ] nbuñuelo
fritter away vtdesperdiciar

French fritter [ˈfrɪtəʳ] nbeignet m
fritter away vtgaspiller

German fritter [ˈfrɪtəʳ] nSchmalzgebackenes nt no pl mit Füllung
fritter away fritter vtvergeuden

Italian fritter [ˈfrɪtəʳ] nfrittella
fritter away vtsprecare

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