frizzle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fry something until crisp and curled.
  2. To scorch.
  3. To fry noisily, sizzle.
  4. To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle.
noun
  1. A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
  2. A frizzle fowl

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹɪzəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frizzle.wav

Word forms

frizzle frizzles frizzling frizzled frizle frisle frizel frizil

Etymology

From frizz + -le. Cognate with West Frisian frisselje (“to plait, braid”), Old Frisian frisle, fresle (“head of the hair, lock of hair”). More at frizz.

Derived words

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