Braise vs Fry - What's the difference?
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A method of joining non-ferrous metal using a molten filler metal. Similar to but distinct from welding in that the filler is melted but not the metal being joined.
(brazing)
(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan. Somewhere between steaming and boiling.
To cook (something) in hot fat.
To cook in hot fat.
(colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
(informal) To be executed by the electric chair.
(informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
(usually in plural'' fries ) (''mainly Canada and US ) A fried potato.
(Ireland, British) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
(colloquial, archaic) A state of excitement.
Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
Young fish; fishlings.
* 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
(archaic) A swarm, especially of something small (a fry of children ).
The spawn of frogs.
Fry is a hyponym of braise.
As nouns the difference between braise and fry
is that braise is an alternative spelling of lang=en while fry is (usually in plural fries) (mainly Canada and US) A fried potato.As verbs the difference between braise and fry
is that braise is to cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan. Somewhere between steaming and boiling while fry is to cook (something) in hot fat.As a proper noun Fry is
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française , s.v. "braise" (Paris: Le Robert, 2006).Noun
(en noun)Verb
(brais) (wikipedia braise)Etymology 2
Synonyms
* beckerExternal links
* (Pagellus centrodontus) * (Pagellus centrodontus)References
Anagrams
* ----fry
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) frien, from (etyl) frire, from (etyl)Verb
(en-verb)- You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.
- He's guilty of murder — he's going to fry.
- If you apply that much voltage, you'll fry the resistor.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* fried * frying * have other fish to fryNoun
(fries)- to be in a fry
Synonyms
* (fried potato''): chip (''Australia, New Zealand, UK ), fried potato * (meal of fried sausages, bacon, etc ): fry-upEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(fries)- it is not possible for man to sever the wheat from the tares, the good fish from the other frie ; that must be the Angels Ministery at the end of mortall things.