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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrôtir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rooteer
"Il aime rôtir les légumes au four."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cook food, especially meat or vegetables, by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over an open fire.
"She decided to roast a whole chicken for Sunday dinner."
- 1
A humorous or sharply critical verbal attack or mockery directed at someone, often in a public setting.
"His friends gave him a brutal roast during his birthday party speeches."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'rostir' (modern French 'rôtir'), which has Germanic roots akin to Old High German 'rosten' meaning to grate or grill. It entered the English language in the late Middle English period, initially referring specifically to the cooking of meat over an open fire before expanding to thermal processing and later slang senses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roast" is said worldwide
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asar
Transliteration: asar
"Vamos a asar un pollo para la cena."
arrostire
Transliteration: arrostire
"Devi arrostire le patate con un po' di olio."
rôtir
Transliteration: rooteer
"Il aime rôtir les légumes au four."
braten
Transliteration: brahten
"Wir werden das Fleisch im Ofen braten."
assar
Transliteration: assar
"Ela sabe como assar carne perfeitamente."
भूनना
Transliteration: bhoonna
"हम ओवन में चिकन भून रहे हैं।"
烤
Transliteration: kǎo
"他在烤箱里烤了一只鸡。"
굽다
Transliteration: gupda
"우리는 오븐에서 고기를 굽고 있습니다."
ローストする
Transliteration: roosuto suru
"鶏肉をオーブンでローストします。"
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