Definition
Small fried cakes or pastries, usually containing fruit or vegetables; also means to waste time or money on unimportant things.
Etymology
From Middle Dutch 'frituren' meaning 'to fry,' which came from Latin 'frigere.' The sense of 'wasting away' developed in English by the 1600s, imagining something dissolving like fried food.
Kelly Says
The word perfectly captures two opposite actions—cooking makes things crispy and solid, but 'frittering away' suggests things disappearing! It's like the word itself was inspired by how quickly fried food can vanish from a plate.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُقليّات
mu-qalli-yat
BNবাংলা
ভাজা প্যারা
bha-ja para
CACatalà
torrijas
tor-ree-has
CSČeština
smažené knedlíky
sma-zhed-keh kned-lee-kee
DADansk
pandekager
pan-de-ka-ger
DEDeutsch
Pfannkuchen
fants-koo-hen
ELΕλληνικά
λουκουμάδες
loo-koo-mah-des
ESEspañol
tortitas
tor-tee-thas
FISuomi
pannukakut
pan-nu-ka-kut
HEעברית
פשטידות
fash-tee-deet
HIहिन्दी
फ्रिटर्स
frit-ers
HUMagyar
palacsinta
pa-la-chin-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
gorengan
go-re-ngan
ITItaliano
frittelle
frit-tel-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
gorengan
go-re-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မီး
chaw-kwe mee
NLNederlands
pannenkoeken
pan-nen-ko-ken
NONorsk
pannekaker
pan-ne-ka-ker
PLPolski
pączki
poun-ch-kee
PTPortuguês
bolinhos fritos
bo-lee-nyoos free-tohss
RORomână
clătite
klah-tee-teh
SVSvenska
pannkakor
pan-na-ka-kor
SWKiswahili
viazi vya kukaanga
vee-ah-zee vya koo-ka-an-ga
TAதமிழ்
வறுத்த உருண்டைகள்
varu-ththa urun-dai-gal
TEతెలుగు
బియ్యం పుల్ల
biyyam pu-lla
TLTL
ginataang
ji-na-ta-ang
TRTürkçe
kızartmalar
kee-zar-t-mah-lar
UKУкраїнська
блини
blyn-ee
URاردو
مُقليّات
mu-qalli-yat
VITiếng Việt
bánh rán
bahn ran
ZUZU
isithunzi
ee-si-thuhn-zee