Definition

Cooked in a small amount of oil or fat in a frying pan over medium heat.

Example

The panfried chicken was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

Conversation

I just tried the new restaurant downtown, and their panfried noodles are amazing!

Really? I've heard good things about that place.

You should definitely check it out; the panfried dishes are so flavorful.

I'm sold! Let's go there this weekend.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Panfried → It is formed from "pan" (from Old French *pan*, meaning a cooking vessel) and "fried" (from Old English *frīedan*, meaning to cook in hot fat). The word "panfried" refers to food that is cooked in a pan using hot fat.

Memory Tip

Think of a 'pan' as the cooking vessel and 'fried' as cooking in hot fat — that's how you remember that panfried means food cooked in a pan.

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