Tex Mexican wrote:

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>> wrote:

>>>Why is it "fried".... or re-fried ?
>>>( when would it be re-fried ? )

>>I believe refrito does not mean "re-fried," rather "very fried."

> Please do not misinform about the word refrito.
> It is a gringo term for refried.
> The correct term is refritas which means "Now fried".

According to my Diccionario Larousse,

refrito, ta adj. Muy frito, frito de nuevo.

I confess I'm a gringa, still, I'm pretty sure muy frito means very fried.