frying pan

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frying pan^¹

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From Middle English fryyng panne; equivalent to frying + pan.

noun frying pans · frying-pan · fryingpan

A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food. And if thy oblation be a meate offering baken in the frying pan,it ſhalbe made of fine flowꝛe with oyle.
Similar: fry pan, frypan, pan, skillet

Frying Pan^²

proper noun

A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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noun long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food

Español	sartén
한국어	프라이팬 peuraipaen, 후라이팬 huraipaen
日本語	フライパン furaipan
中文	平底鍋 /平底锅 píngdǐguō, 煎鍋 /煎锅 jiānguō
हिन्दी	कड़ाही kaṛāhī, कड़ाहा kaṛāhā, तवा tavā
Português	frigideira, sertã
Français	poêle, poêle à frire, esquilette
Deutsch	Bratpfanne, Pfanne
Italiano	padella, tegame
Ελληνικά	τηγάνι tigáni
Română	tigaie, cratiță
Русский	сковорода́ skovorodá, сковоро́дка skovoródka
Tiếng Việt	chảo, xanh
العربية	مِقْلَاة miqlāh
עברית	מַחֲבַת makhavát

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@misc{frying_pan_2026,
  title = {frying pan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frying%20pan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}