refry

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verb

To fry again.

OriginEnglish fry ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrefry (third-person singular simple present refries, present participle refrying, simple past and past participle refried)

present singular third person refries · participle present refrying · participle past refried · past refried

  1. To fry again.
  2. cookingIn Mexican cookery, to fry beans after boiling and mashing them.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishfry
  7. Englishrefry

From re- + fry.

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Translations

Italian rifriggere
  • rifriggereto fry again
Spanish refreír
  • refreírto fry again

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with refry

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Anagrams

ferryfryerFreyr
Cite this entry
APA

refry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refry

MLA

“refry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refry.

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