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maustaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dress verb To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
  • flavor noun (American spelling) The distinct taste of a food or drink.
  • salt noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.
  • season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
  • spice noun A dried plant substance, such as pepper or cinnamon, used to flavor food.

Senses

maustaa is used for these senses in English:

  • dress (cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad). [from 15th c.]
  • flavor (American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.
  • salt (mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
  • season (transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.
  • spice (transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.

dress — full definition

  1. verb To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
  2. verb To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
  3. verb To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
  4. verb To arrange or style (someone's hair).

flavor — full definition

  1. noun (American spelling) The distinct taste of a food or drink.
  2. noun The distinctive character or quality of something.
  3. verb To add taste or seasoning to something.

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