roosteren — meaning in English

English meaning

• roast verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
• toast noun Sliced bread browned by heat.

Senses

roosteren is used for these senses in English:

• roast (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
• toast (transitive) to cook lightly by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source
• toast (intransitive, specifically) to cook lightly by browning under a grill or in a toaster; to grill
• torrefy (transitive) To subject to intense heat; to parch, to roast.

roast — full definition

1. verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
2. verb To make fun of someone harshly, often as a form of affectionate ribbing or comedy.
3. noun A cut of meat cooked by roasting, or a meal built around it.
4. noun A comedy event where a person is jokingly mocked and insulted by friends or colleagues.

toast — full definition

1. noun Sliced bread browned by heat.
2. noun A short spoken tribute or well-wish made while raising a drink.
3. noun Informal: someone or something doomed or finished.
4. verb To brown bread by heat.
5. verb To honor someone by raising a drink in their name.

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