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蒸す — meaning in English

musu

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English meaning

  • braise noun A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising.
  • steam noun The hot vapor that water turns into when it boils.
  • steaming adj Giving off visible steam or heat.

Senses

蒸す is used for these senses in English:

  • braise (cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.
  • steam (transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.
  • steaming The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymically) operation under load.

braise — full definition

  1. noun A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising.
  2. noun A sauce used for braising.

steam — full definition

  1. noun The hot vapor that water turns into when it boils.
  2. noun Energy, momentum, or drive to keep going, especially in "run out of steam" or "pick up steam."
  3. verb To cook food using steam.
  4. verb To become angry or worked up.

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