フライ

ふらい
noun
deep-fried food
food
1. deep-fried food, fried dish
Food coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs (panko), then deep-fried. A major category of Japanese Western-style cooking (yoshoku).
エビフライ()だ。
I like fried shrimp.
今日(きょう)(ばん)ごはんアジフライしよう
Let's have fried horse mackerel for dinner tonight.
I eat fried oysters with tartar sauce and lemon.
2. fly ball (in baseball)
A ball hit high into the air in baseball.
He hit a fly ball.
He was out on a fly to center field.
外野(がいや)フライ()そこねてエラーになった。
He fumbled the outfield fly and it became an error.

Usage

フライ (sense 1) is distinct from (てん)ぷら. フライ uses breadcrumbs (パン()) for coating and is considered 洋食(ようしょく) (Western-style cooking), while (てん)ぷら uses a batter and is 和食(わしょく) (Japanese cuisine).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (food):

  • エビフライ (fried shrimp)
  • アジフライ (fried horse mackerel)
  • カキフライ (fried oysters)
  • コロッケ (croquette — related but distinct)
  • フライ()げる (deep-fry a fry)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (baseball):

Etymology

From English "fry."