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10 Language-to-English DictionariesToast
/toʊst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Sliced bread that has been browned by exposure to heat.
"I like to have toast with butter for breakfast."
- 1
To brown or crisp (bread) by exposure to heat.
"Please toast the bread until it's golden brown."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'toast' originates from the Latin 'tostare', meaning 'to scorch or toast'. It evolved through Old French 'toster', which referred to the act of toasting bread, and by the late 14th century, it began to be used in the context of raising a glass in honor of someone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Toast" is said worldwide
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pain grillé
Transliteration: pɛ̃ ɡʁi.le
"Je prends du pain grillé avec de la confiture."
Toast
Transliteration: toʊst
"Ich esse gerne Toast mit Marmelade."
toast
Transliteration: toast
"Faccio colazione con un toast al formaggio."
tostada
Transliteration: tosˈtaða
"Me gusta la tostada con aguacate."
torrada
Transliteration: toˈʁadɐ
"Eu gosto de torrada com manteiga."
टोस्ट
Transliteration: ṭosṭ
"मुझे नाश्ते में टोस्ट पसंद है।"
烤面包
Transliteration: kǎo miànbāo
"我早餐喜欢吃烤面包。"
토스트
Transliteration: toseuteu
"아침에 토스트를 먹는 것을 좋아해요."
トースト
Transliteration: tōsuto
"朝食にトーストを食べるのが好きです。"
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