dourar — meaning in English

English meaning

• brown adj Having the colour of chocolate, coffee, or soil.
• gild verb To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
• golden adj Made of gold, or coloured like it.

Senses

dourar is used for these senses in English:

• brown (cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.
• gild (transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
• golden (transitive) To make golden or like gold.

brown — full definition

1. adj Having the colour of chocolate, coffee, or soil.
2. noun The colour itself, a mix of red, yellow, and black.
3. verb To cook food, especially meat, until its surface turns brown.
4. verb To become tanned or darker in the sun.

gild — full definition

1. verb To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
2. verb To make something look as if it has a gold surface.
3. verb To make something appear attractive or pleasant.
4. verb To make someone's face turn bright red, or to make them look drunk.

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