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 The best apple fritter in Southern California may be at a stand in Arcadia near the race track. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 The pair aims to combine cultural influences from South Asia and North Carolina and touchstones from the Mexican heritage of Rahman's wife for a menu that will feature dishes like Bengali fish curry and crispy lentil fritters. Lucille Sherman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 Don’t expect the chickpea fritters to be crunchy, though — the smashed falafel balls are soft and almost blend into the texture of the hummus, but that wasn’t a complaint from testers. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 Here’s a recipe for apple fritter cake with butterscotch glaze. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 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 12 Feb. 2025.

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