טוגן

Hebrew

Root
ט־ג־ן (ṭ-g-n)

Alternative forms

• טֻגַּן (defective spelling, verb)
• טֻגָּן (defective spelling, noun)

Etymology

The verb is the passive of טיגן \ טִגֵּן (tigén), from the root ט־ג־ן (t-g-n). The noun is from the verb.

Noun

טוגן / טֻגָּן • (tugán) m (plural indefinite טוגנים / טֻגָּנִים, singular construct טוגן / טֻגַּן־, plural construct טוגני / טֻגְּנִי־)

1. (formal, puristic) a french fry.

   Synonym: צ׳יפס

Usage notes

• This noun is found primarily in its plural forms, טוגנים \ טֻגָּנִים (tuganím) and so forth.

Verb

טוגן / טֻגַּן • (tugán) (pu'al construction, active counterpart טיגן / טִגֵּן)

1. (intransitive, of food) To be fried, to become fried, to undergo frying: to be cooked in hot fat.

Synonyms

• (to be fried): היטגן / הִטַּגֵּן or הִתְטַגֵּן (hitagén) (mediopassive)

References

• “טֻגָּן, טוגן” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 447.