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backen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bake verb To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
  • baking noun The activity of cooking food, especially bread, cakes, or pastries, using dry heat in an oven.
  • broil verb To cook by direct, radiant heat.

Senses

backen is used for these senses in English:

  • baking An action in which something is baked.

bake — full definition

  1. verb To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
  2. verb To harden or dry something using heat.
  3. noun A social event where food is baked or served, or a baked dish itself.

baking — full definition

  1. noun The activity of cooking food, especially bread, cakes, or pastries, using dry heat in an oven.
  2. adj Extremely hot, as if being cooked in an oven.

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