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fry vs pan-fry

pan-fry vs fry

fry is a noun but pan-fry is not a noun.

fry and pan-fry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fry Yes No Yes No
pan-fry No No Yes No
As verbs, pan-fry is a hyponym of fry; that is, pan-fry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fry:
  • fry: cook in hot fat or oil
  • pan-fry: fry in a pan
Other hyponyms of fry include frizzle, griddle, deep-fat-fry, deep-fry, french-fry, stir fry, saute.
fry (noun) pan-fry (noun)
a young person of either sex
fry (verb) pan-fry (verb)
cook in hot fat or oil fry in a pan
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
be excessively hot
Difference between fry and pan-fry

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