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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChar
/tʃɑːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To partially burn or reduce to charcoal on the surface, leaving a black carbonized residue.
"The intense heat from the campfire began to char the edges of the wooden logs."
- 1
A charred substance or the dark mark left by burning.
"Scrape off the black char from the steak before serving."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the mid 16th century, likely as a back-formation from 'charcoal' or from the dialect word 'charrn', meaning to turn to coal. Over time, its usage expanded from metallurgy and cooking to general descriptions of burning and scorching materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Char" is said worldwide
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carboniser
Transliteration: karbonize
"La chaleur a failli carboniser le pain."
verkohlen
Transliteration: ferkohlen
"Das Fleisch droht auf dem Grill zu verkohlen."
carbonizzare
Transliteration: carbonizzare
"Il fuoco ha iniziato a carbonizzare i mobili."
carbonizar
Transliteration: karbonisar
"Ten cuidado de no carbonizar la carne."
carbonizar
Transliteration: karbonizar
"As chamas conseguiram carbonizar toda a cerca."
कोयला बनाना
Transliteration: koyla banana
"ज्यादा आँच से लकड़ी कोयला बन सकती है।"
烧焦
Transliteration: shāojiāo
"烤面包时一不小心就会烧焦。"
까맣게 태우다
Transliteration: kkamahge taeuda
"고기를 너무 오래 구우면 까맣게 태우게 된다."
焦がす
Transliteration: kogasu
"うっかりして魚を焦がしてしまった。"
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