Meanings
verbroast (third-person singular simple present roasts, present participle roasting, simple past and past participle roasted)
present singular third person roasts · participle present roasting · participle past roasted · past roasted · alternative obsolete rost
- transitiveTo cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
to roast a potato in ashes
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In eggs boiled and roasted […]there is scarce difference to be discerned.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC - To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
roasted in wrath and fire
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii] - figurativelytransitiveTo admonish someone vigorously.
I'm late home for the fourth time this week; my mate will really roast me this time.
nounroast (plural roasts)
plural roasts · alternative obsolete rost
- An instance of being severely admonished, criticized, roasted.First known use 18th century
“He ain’t no good!” With this she steps back to the table where Miss Montague has just tired of the Cuban, slips her arms about that seraph’s waist, and says: “Your Frank is in Washington and my Jasper has just given me a roast. Reckon we’ll both have to be bachelor girls to-night.”
1899, Archibald Clavering Gunter, M.S. Bradford, Special, page 58 - CanadaUSA social event at which food is roasted and eaten.First known use 19th century
On Memorial Day we hosted a wiener roast in the backyard.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
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nounA creative insult as a response to something someone said.
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adjectiveHaving been cooked by roasting.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
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Broader
cutcut of meat
verbsubject to laughter or ridicule
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchrost
- Middle Englishroste
- Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-“to crackle; roast”
- Proto-Germanic*raustijaną“to roast”
- Frankish*rōstijan“to roast, broil”
- Old Frenchrostir“to roast, to torture with fire”
- Middle Englishrosten
- Englishroast
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”). Displaced native Middle English breden, bræden (“to roast”), from Old English brǣdan, related to German braten (“to roast, grill”). The noun is from Middle English roste, from Old French rost, roste, from the verb.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek φρύγω, ὀπτάω
- φρύγω (phrúgō)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- ὀπτάω (optáō)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
Arabic شَوَى, صَلَى
- شَوَى (šawā)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- صَلَى (ṣalā)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- قَلَى (qalā)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- حَمَّرَ (ḥammara)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
Bulgarian пека́, изпи́чам
- пека́ (peká)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- изпи́чам (izpíčam)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- изпека́ (izpeká)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- пека (peka)to cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- препи́чам (prepíčam)to heat to excess; burn
- препека́ (prepeká)to heat to excess; burn
- дразня (draznja)to admonish someone vigorously
- печено (pečeno)piece of meat
- скара (skara)meal
Catalan rostir, rostit
- rostirto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- rostitpiece of meat
- rostithaving been cooked by roasting
Chinese Cantonese 燒 /烧
- 燒 /烧 (siu¹)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
Chinese Mandarin 燒 /烧, 烤
- 燒 /烧 (shāo)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 烤 (kǎo)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 炙烤 (zhìkǎo)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 吐槽to banter, severely criticize
- 烘焙 (hōngbèi)degree of roasting
- 烘烤 (hōngkǎo)having been cooked by roasting
Czech péct, pražit
- péctto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- pražitto process by drying through heat-exposure
Dutch roosteren, grillen
- roosterento cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- grillento cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- brandento process by drying through heat-exposure
- roosterento process by drying through heat-exposure
- het vuur aan de schenen leggento admonish someone vigorously
- op de rooster leggento banter, severely criticize
- braadstukpiece of meat
- gebraadpiece of meat
- geroosterdhaving been cooked by roasting
- op de rooster gelegdsubjected to roasting, bantered
Esperanto rosti, rosti
- rostito cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- rostito cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- admonito admonish someone vigorously
- mallaŭdito admonish someone vigorously
- mallaŭdito banter, severely criticize
- admonito banter, severely criticize
- rostaĵopiece of meat
- rostitahaving been cooked by roasting
Finnish paahtaa, pariloida
- paahtaato cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- pariloidato cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- paahtaato process by drying through heat-exposure
- kärventääto heat to excess; burn
- läksyttääto admonish someone vigorously
- grillatato admonish someone vigorously
- grillatato banter, severely criticize
- roustatato banter, severely criticize
- pasuttaametalworking: to dissipate by heat
- paahtopaistipiece of meat
- paahtodegree of roasting
- paahtoastedegree of roasting
- grilliateriameal
- paistimeal
- grillauscomical event
- roustauscomical event
- paahdettuhaving been cooked by roasting
French rôtir, rôtir
- rôtirto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- rôtirto process by drying through heat-exposure
- incendierto banter, severely criticize
- clasherto banter, severely criticize
- rôtipiece of meat
- bien-cuitcomical event
- rôtihaving been cooked by roasting
German braten, rösten
- bratento cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- röstento cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- röstento process by drying through heat-exposure
- Bratenpiece of meat
- Bratenmeal
- gebratenhaving been cooked by roasting
Greek ψήνω, καβουρδίζω
- ψήνω (psíno)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- καβουρδίζω (kavourdízo)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- ψητός (psitós)having been cooked by roasting
Hebrew צָלִי
- צָלִי (tzalí)piece of meat
Hindi भूनना, भुनाना
- भूनना (bhūnnā)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- भुनाना (bhunānā)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- सेंकना (sẽknā)to process by drying through heat-exposure
- जलाना (jalānā)to heat to excess; burn
- भुना (bhunā)having been cooked by roasting
Hungarian süt, megsüt
- sütto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- megsütto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- parázson sütto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- nyárson sütto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- roston sütto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- pörkölto process by drying through heat-exposure
- ugratto banter, severely criticize
- sültpiece of meat
- rostélyosmeal
- sülthaving been cooked by roasting
Irish rósta
- róstapiece of meat
Italian arrostire, arrostire
- arrostireto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- arrostireto process by drying through heat-exposure
- arrostopiece of meat
- al fornohaving been cooked by roasting
Japanese あぶり焼きにする, 焼く
- あぶり焼きにする (aburiyaki ni suru)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 焼く (yaku)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- あぶる (aburu)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- ローストする (rōsuto suru)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 炒る (iru)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 煎る (iru)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 焙焼する (baishō suru)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 酷評する (kokuhyō suru)to admonish someone vigorously
- ロースト用の肉 (rōsuto-yō no niku)piece of meat
- あぶり焼き (aburiyaki)meal
- ロースト (rōsuto)meal
- あぶり焼きにした (aburiyaki ni shita)having been cooked by roasting
- 焼いた (yaita)having been cooked by roasting
- あぶった (abutta)having been cooked by roasting
- ローストした (rōsuto shita)having been cooked by roasting
- 炒った (itta)having been cooked by roasting
- 煎った (itta)having been cooked by roasting
- 焙焼した (baishō shita)having been cooked by roasting
Korean 굽다, 구이
- 굽다 (gupda)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- 구이 (gu'i)having been cooked by roasting
Latin assō, assum
- assōto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- assumpiece of meat
Latvian cept, cepetis
- ceptto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- cepetispiece of meat
Lithuanian kepsnys
- kepsnyspiece of meat
Māori huki, parangunu
- hukito cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- parangunuto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- parangunungunuto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- pāngunungunuto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- rangirangito process by drying through heat-exposure
Norwegian Bokmål roaste
- roasteto banter, severely criticize
Persian برشتن, کباب کردن
- برشتن (bereštan)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- کباب کردن (kabâb kardan)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- برشتن (bereštan)to cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- برشتن (bereštan)to process by drying through heat-exposure
- برشتن (bereštan)to heat to excess; burn
Polish piec, upiec
- piecto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- upiecto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- prażyćto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- pieczeńpiece of meat
- roastcomical event
Portuguese assar, torrar
- assarto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- torrarto process by drying through heat-exposure
- torrarto heat to excess; burn
- assadopiece of meat
- assaduradegree of roasting
- assadomeal
- assadohaving been cooked by roasting
Romanian frige, coace
- frigeto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- coaceto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- prăjito process by drying through heat-exposure
- deshidratato process by drying through heat-exposure
- ardeto heat to excess; burn
- fripturăpiece of meat
- copthaving been cooked by roasting
- fripthaving been cooked by roasting
Russian жа́рить, зажа́рить
- жа́рить (žáritʹ)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- зажа́рить (zažáritʹ)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- поджа́рить (podžáritʹ)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- жарко́е (žarkóje)piece of meat
- жарко́е (žarkóje)meal
- жа́реный (žárenyj)having been cooked by roasting
Scottish Gaelic ròst, ròsta
- ròstto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- ròstapiece of meat
Spanish asar, rostir
- asarto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- rostirto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- rustirto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- rostizarto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- tatemarto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- asarto cook by surrounding with hot embers, etc.
- plancharto banter, severely criticize
- rajar deto banter, severely criticize
- carne asadapiece of meat
- asadopiece of meat
- brindis cómicocomical event
- vejamencomical event
- asadohaving been cooked by roasting
Swedish steka, rosta
- stekato cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- rostato cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- grillato cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- ugnsstekato cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- roastato banter, severely criticize
- stekpiece of meat
- roastcomical event
- roastadsubjected to roasting, bantered
Thai ย่าง, ปิ้ง
- ย่าง (yâang)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- ปิ้ง (bpîng)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
- เผา (pǎo)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
Turkish kavurmak
- kavurmakto process by drying through heat-exposure
Ukrainian сма́жений
- сма́жений (smáženyj)having been cooked by roasting
Vietnamese nướng
- nướngto cook food by heating in an oven or fire
Welsh rhost
- rhosthaving been cooked by roasting
Yiddish בראָטן
- בראָטן (brotn)to cook food by heating in an oven or fire
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with roast
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