chicken-fry

[ chik-uh n-frahy ]
/ ˈtʃɪk ənˌfraɪ /

verb (used with object), chick·en-fried, chick·en-fry·ing.

to dip (meat, vegetables, etc.) in batter and fry, usually in deep fat: chicken-fried steak.

noun

food or a meal prepared in this way: He claims to do the best chicken-fry in Texas.

Words nearby chicken-fry

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British Dictionary definitions for chicken-fried

chicken-fried
/ (ˈtʃɪkɪnˌfraɪd) /

adjective

(of meats, esp steak) coated in seasoned flour and pan-fried
informal, oft derogatory variant of countrified Compare Southern-fried

Word Origin for chicken-fried

sense 2 from chicken-fried steak, a popular dish of the Southern US