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stir-fried

stir-fried
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stur frahyd]
    • /stɜr fraɪd/
    • /stɜː(r) fraɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stur frahyd]
    • /stɜr fraɪd/

Definitions of stir-fried word

  • abbreviation STIR-FRIED stir-fried. 1
  • verb with object stir-fried to cook (food) quickly by cutting into small pieces and stirring constantly in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan over high heat: a common method of Chinese cookery. 1
  • noun stir-fried a dish of stir-fried meat, vegetables, etc. 1

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Origin of stir-fried

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Stir-fried

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stir-fried popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for stir-fried

adj stir-fried

  • fried — cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.

adjective stir-fried

  • cooked — to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.
  • frizzled — Simple past tense and past participle of frizzle.

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