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to refry

to refry

1 3.8
To cook food again in oil or fat to make it hot and crisp
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈfraɪ/
translation icon : volver a freír
  • To make the dish even better, you can refry the leftover beans with a bit of garlic and onion.
  • refry the beans
  • refry black beans
  • refry the fries

Examples

  • After the first cooking, we decided to refry the vegetables to enhance their flavor.

  • Smear the refried black beans to thinly cover the tortilla.

    Blog text (6)

  • Why the fuck you gonna refry some beans, man?

    Tales from the Hood (1995)

  • In a small saucepan, heat the refried black beans.

    Blog text (6)

  • All McDonald's French fries are precooked and only refried in oil to deliver them warm and fresh at the store.

  • From the moment I slapped eyes on this hombre, I smelled trouble... ...and refried beans.

    Maverick (1994)

  • You should refry the potatoes until they are golden brown and crispy for the best texture.

Surface Forms

refry infinitive
refried past
refried past participle
refrying present participle
refries third person singular

Morphology

refry = fry (transparent) = re + fry

The prefix 're-' adds the regular meaning 'again' to the verb 'fry'.

Etymology

Refry as a verb comes from re- 'again' plus fry 'to cook in hot oil'. So to refry is to cook something again by frying it to warm it or make it crispy.