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Fritter is also the name for a type of doughnut, with apple flavoured ones being the most popular.
Fritter is also the name for a type of doughnut, with apple flavoured ones being the most popular.
==Origins of the name:==
==Origins of the name==
The word ''fritter'' derives from the Latin ''frictura'' or ''frictus'' (past participle of ''frigere'', meaning ''to roast''). This has come down to us via the Anglo-French ''friture'' and the Middle English ''fritour''.
The word ''fritter'' derives from the Latin ''frictura'' or ''frictus'' (past participle of ''frigere'', meaning ''to roast''). This has come down to us via the Anglo-French ''friture'' and the Middle English ''fritour''.
[[Category:Food and Drink]]
[[Category:Food and Drink]]