Definitions
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
Word origin
From Middle English rosten, a borrowing from Old French rostir (“to roast, to torture with fire”), from Frankish *rōstijan (“to roast, broil”), from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- (“to crackle; roast”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian rosterje (“to roast”), Dutch roosten, roosteren (“to roast”), German rösten (“to roast”).
Used in a sentence
“to roast meat on a spit”
“to roast a potato in ashes”
“In eggs boiled and roasted […]there is scarce difference to be discerned.”
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01“Cook with dry heat”5 letters
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