frita — meaning in English

English meaning

• frit noun A mixture of melted minerals used as the base for making glass and glaze.
• fry verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.

Senses

frita is used for these senses in English:

• frit A fused mixture of materials used to make glass.
• fry (usually, in the plural, fries, mainly, , Canada, ) A fried piece of cut potato.

frit — full definition

1. noun A mixture of melted minerals used as the base for making glass and glaze.
2. noun The same kind of material shaped into beads and small ornaments in the ancient eastern Mediterranean.
3. noun Material that does not melt easily, used to hold objects steady inside a crucible.
4. noun Any material, such as ceramic or plastic, used to provide support in chemical apparatus.

fry — full definition

1. verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.
2. verb To damage or destroy something, especially electronics, through excessive heat or electric current (informal).
3. noun A thin strip of fried potato (usually plural: fries).
4. noun Young or newly hatched fish.

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