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Meaning of stir-fry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Food cooked in this manner.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any of a class of dishes based on Chinese cuisine, typically comprising strips of meat, vegetable and/or noodles, stir-fried and served coated in a sticky sauce.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština osmažit
Suomi wokata wokki
Français sauté sauter
עברית הקפיץ
Italiano rosolare saltare
日本語 炒める 炒め物
Português refogado refogar
ไทย ผัด
Tiếng Việt xào

Examples

“16-oz. pkg. vegetable stir-fry mix […] Combine vegetable broth, water, stir-fry mix, soy sauce and sugar in a large saucepot; stir to mix.”
“And so, the ‘western weeknight stir fry’ tends to aim for that sort of consistency — dutifully mixing together a ‘stir fry sauce’ laden with all of their seasoning, and a non-negligible amount of cornstarch.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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