assar — meaning in English

English meaning

• bake verb To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
• fry verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.
• roast verb To cook food, uncovered, with dry heat in an oven or over a fire, giving it a browned or crisped surface.
• stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.

Senses

assar is used for these senses in English:

• fry (intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
• stew (intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.

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.

fry — full definition

1. verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.
2. verb To damage or destroy something, especially electronics, through excessive heat or electric current (informal).
3. noun A thin strip of fried potato (usually plural: fries).
4. noun Young or newly hatched fish.

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