refrito

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ frito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈfɾito/ [reˈfɾi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: re‧fri‧to

Noun

refrito m (plural refritos)

1. sauce
2. (derogatory) rehash (something reworked, or made up from old materials)

   Muchos remakes son refritos. ― Many remakes are rehashes.

   • 2021 September 28, Adán García, “Nuevos Redmi 9A Sport y Redmi 9i Sport: dos refritos que amplía en catálogo de Xiaomi”, in Xiaomi Adictos‎^[1]:
   • 2016 July, Javier Bilbao, “¿Cuál ha sido el refrito más innecesario de la historia del cine?”, in JotDown‎^[2]:

Adjective

refrito (feminine refrita, masculine plural refritos, feminine plural refritas)

1. refried

Participle

refrito (feminine refrita, masculine plural refritos, feminine plural refritas)

1. past participle of refreír

Further reading

• “refrito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28