fritto misto

American  

[free-toh mee-stoh, freet-taw mee-staw] / ˈfri toʊ ˈmi stoʊ, ˌfrit tɔ ˈmi stɔ /

noun

Italian Cooking.

1. small pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.

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Etymology

Origin of fritto misto

1900–05; < Italian: literally, mixed fried (food)

Example Sentences

She’s the very necessary hit of acid needed to make this confection palatable, the spritz of lemon on a plate of fritto misto, cutting through the fat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023

Still, you should fit in fritto misto — lightly battered shrimp, calamari and zucchini slices — and grilled octopus splayed over cannellini beans tossed with salsa verde, an appetizer set off with shaved fennel.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

To hold all the regulars who rely on its lasagna, its exceptional eggplant-and-zucchini parmigiana, grilled pizza and party-size fritto misto, Fresco by Scotto has built an outdoor pavilion that may need its own ZIP code.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

His menu features such dishes as poached cod, fritto misto and a lemon dessert.

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2017

But let me say that Thea and Irene have had dedicated to them an exciting and amusing fritto misto of crooks, demi-mondaines, blackmailers, gamblers, rou�s, murderers, receivers and decent congenital idiots of all sorts.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 by Seaman, Owen, Sir