Definition

Noun: A fritter (a piece of food, often fruit or vegetables, coated in batter and deep-fried) that contains slices or pieces of apple as its primary filling or ingredient.

Usage

This is a compound noun that specifically names a type of food. It is used as a countable noun. * I'll have an apple fritter and a coffee, please. * These apple fritters are best served warm with powdered sugar. * The bakery is famous for its apple fritters.

Advanced Usage

The term is typically used in its standard culinary sense. It can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe something that is a sweet, indulgent, or comforting treat, similar to the food itself. * After a long week, that vacation was a real apple fritter for the soul.

Variants and Related Words

• Fritter (noun/verb): The general term. As a verb, it means to waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters (e.g., ). This verbal meaning is not directly related to the food term.
• Doughnut (or Donut): A similar deep-fried, often ring-shaped pastry, which may also be filled with apple or other fruit compotes.
• Beignet: A French-style deep-fried pastry often associated with New Orleans, which can be served with fruit toppings.

Synonyms

• Fried apple pastry
• Apple doughnut (in some regional contexts where the fritter is ring-shaped or cake-like)

Related Phrases

• To fry a fritter: The action of cooking it.
  • She is frying apple fritters for the fair.
• Fritter batter: The mixture used to coat the apple slices before frying.

Noun

1. fritter containing sliced apple