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shallow-fry

shallow-fry verb: to fry in a frying pan with only a thin layer of oil; to pan-fry.

Verb

shallow-fry (third-person singular simple present shallow-fries, present participle shallow-frying, simple past and past participle shallow-fried)

  1. (UK) To fry in a frying pan with only a thin layer of oil; to pan-fry.

shallow-fry meaning in Malay and Indonesian

shallow-fry in Malay

to fry with a thin layer of oil
menggoreng tohor

shallow-fry in Indonesian

to fry with a thin layer of oil
goreng dangkal

Forms of shallow-fry

third-person singular presentshallow-fries
present participleshallow-frying
past participleshallow-fried
pastshallow-fried
alternative formshallow fry

Questions about shallow-fry

What does shallow-fry mean?
Shallow-fry means to fry in a frying pan with only a thin layer of oil; to pan-fry.
What is shallow-fry in Malay?
Shallow-fry in Malay is menggoreng tohor. See Shallow-fry meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is shallow-fry?
Shallow-fry is a verb.
What is the past tense of shallow-fry?
The past tense of shallow-fry is shallow-fried.

Words near shallow-fry in the dictionary

  1. shallow-copies
  2. shallow-copy
  3. shallow-copying
  4. shallow-fried
  5. shallow-fries
  6. shallow-fry
  7. shallow-frying
  8. shallow-hearted
  9. shallow-heartedness
  10. shallow-pate
  11. shallow-waisted

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