fritter

as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup

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Recent Examples of fritter Start your meal with an order of cinnamon-sugar dusted blueberry fritters for the table, then make the very difficult choice between sweet (think challah French toast or lemon ricotta pancakes) or savory (omelets, hashes, Benedicts, and biscuits). Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025 Though the apple fritter is award-worthy, the breakfast tacos are the main attraction. Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025 For an authentic Martinican experience, order a plate of accras—crispy, tender codfish fritters — and a Ti-Punch cocktail made with the island’s famous rhum agricole, a unique, AOC rum produced from local sugar cane. Martinique Tourism Authority, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 The recalled products include a variety of baked goods, such as chocolate, raspberry, and apple fritter donuts; éclairs and coffee rolls. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fritter

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“Fritter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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