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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschicharrear
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃitʃaˈre.ar
"La carne empieza a chicharrear en la sartén caliente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a hiss or sputtering sound when cooking or exposed to intense heat.
"The fresh sausages begin to sizzle as soon as they touch the hot iron skillet."
- 1
A hissing sound characteristic of food frying or water hitting a hot surface.
"I could hear the appetizing sizzle of the steak from across the restaurant."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originates from late 15th century as an imitative, onomatopoeic creation mimicking the sound of something burning or frying in fat. It evolved through regional dialects to describe both the acoustic phenomenon of intense heat and, metaphorically, palpable excitement or liveliness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sizzle" is said worldwide
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grésiller
Transliteration: gre-zi-ye
"Les saucisses commencent à grésiller dans la poêle."
zischen
Transliteration: tsɪʃn̩
"Das Fleisch fängt in der Pfanne an zu zischen."
friggere
Transliteration: fridːʒere
"La carne comincia a friggere sulla padella calda."
chicharrear
Transliteration: tʃitʃaˈre.ar
"La carne empieza a chicharrear en la sartén caliente."
chiar
Transliteration: ʃiˈaɾ
"A carne começa a chiar na frigideira quente."
छनछनाना
Transliteration: chhan-chhanana
"तवे पर कबाब छनछनाने लगे।"
滋滋作响
Transliteration: zī zī zuò xiǎng
"牛排在热锅里滋滋作响。"
지글거리다
Transliteration: jigeulgeorida
"고기가 뜨거운 팬 위에서 지글거리기 시작했다."
ジュージュー音を立てる
Transliteration: juujuu oto o tateru
"肉が熱いフライパンでジュージューと音を立てている。"
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