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paisti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ham noun Meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.
  • roast verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
  • round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
  • rump noun The hindquarters or buttocks of an animal or person.

Senses

paisti is used for these senses in English:

  • ham (countable) A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.
  • roast A piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
  • round (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine; a round of beef.
  • rump A cut of meat from the rump of an animal.

ham — full definition

  1. noun Meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.
  2. noun An amateur radio operator.
  3. noun An actor or performer who overacts.
  4. verb To overact or perform with exaggerated emotion.

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.

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