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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

烤蔬菜

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǎo shūcài

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Roasted vegetables/ˈroʊ.stɪd ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəlz/
nounadjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #4520 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"烤蔬菜是健康的配菜。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Various plant foods cooked using dry heat, typically in an oven, until tender and lightly browned.

    "She prepared a colorful tray of roasted vegetables to accompany the main dish."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing vegetables that have been cooked by dry heat in an oven or over an open flame.

    "The restaurant is famous for its roasted vegetables seasoned with olive oil and rosemary."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the verb 'roast', derived from Old French 'rostir' (to cook by dry heat) and ultimately from Germanic roots, with 'vegetable', stemming from Late Latin 'vegetabilis' (animating, growing), popularized in English by the 18th century. Together, they describe a culinary preparation method where plant foods are cooked in an oven with dry heat, caramelizing their natural sugars.

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