frizzle

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To fry something until crisp and curled.
2. (transitive) To scorch.
3. (intransitive) To fry noisily, sizzle.
4. (ambitransitive) To curl or crisp, as hair; to frizz; to crinkle.

Noun

A curl; a lock of hair crisped.

Synonyms

frizz

curl

crimp

crape

curls

kink

kink up

crisp

season

seethe

sputter

torrefy

wave

👋

stir fry

friz

bake

frounce

boil

bubble

burn

cook

🧑‍🍳

fry

fume

roast

Translations

rizar

grigliare

sissen

κατσαρώνω

bruciacchiare

ondular

cargolar-se

zischen

ψήνω

βοστρυχώ

σγουραίνω

faire frire

frire

grésiller

grillare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɪzəl/

Etymology

Cognate with Old Frisian: frisle

In summary

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.