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Fingerling vs Fry - What's the difference?

fingerling | fry |

As nouns the difference between fingerling and fry

is that fingerling is a young salmon or trout while fry is (usually in plural fries) (mainly Canada and US) A fried potato.

As a verb fry is

to cook (something) in hot fat.

As a proper noun Fry is

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fingerling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young salmon or trout.
  • A type of small potato grown primarily in North America.
  • Any finger-sized version of something typically larger.
  • fry

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) frien, from (etyl) frire, from (etyl)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To cook (something) in hot fat.
  • To cook in hot fat.
  • (colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
  • You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.
  • (informal) To be executed by the electric chair.
  • He's guilty of murder — he's going to fry.
  • (informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
  • If you apply that much voltage, you'll fry the resistor.
    Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * fried * frying * have other fish to fry

    Noun

    (fries)
  • (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.
  • to be in a fry
    (Webster 1913)
    Synonyms
    * (fried potato''): chip (''Australia, New Zealand, UK ), fried potato * (meal of fried sausages, bacon, etc ): fry-up

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (fries)
  • Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
  • Young fish; fishlings.
  • * 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • 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.
  • (archaic) A swarm, especially of something small (a fry of children ).
  • The spawn of frogs.
  • Derived terms
    * small fry English ergative verbs