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fritter in Persian

بنیه benye

/ˈfɹɪtə(ɹ)//ˈfɹɪtɚ/

fritter in Persian: بنیه (benye). In English, fritter means synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.

Persian words for fritter

dish made by deep-frying
بنیه benye

English meaning of fritter

  1. noun Synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.
  2. noun A dish made by coating various other foods in batter and frying or deep-frying them together, typically in small portions.
  3. noun A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
  4. verb To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

Full definition of fritter

fritter in a sentence

  • I was supposed to do work, but I frittered around all afternoon.
  • He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts.
  • It is quite possible to fritter one's life away in answer to the endless calls of others.

Synonyms of fritter

fritter in other languages

Questions about fritter in Persian

What is the meaning of fritter in Persian?
Fritter in Persian is بنیه (benye).
معنی fritter چیست؟
Fritter: بنیه (benye).
What does fritter mean in English?
Fritter means synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.

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