stir-fry
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From stir + fry. Coined by Buwei Yang Chao in 1945, in How to Cook and Eat in Chinese.
Verb
[edit]stir-fry (third-person singular simple present stir-fries, present participle stir-frying, simple past and past participle stir-fried)
- (transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.
Translations
[edit]fry something quickly in hot oil
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Noun
[edit]stir-fry (countable and uncountable, plural stir-fries or stir-frys)
- Food cooked in this manner.
Translations
[edit]dish
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