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curing

curing

1 3.6
A way of preserving food to make it last longer
  • noun
  • /ˈkjʊrɪŋ/
translation icon : curado
  • The sideboards of the curing barn are vertical, and every third board is hinged on one side so that it can be swung open for ventilation.
  • curing process
  • curing of meat
  • curing barn

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Examples

  • Mary Bess had been some woman, helping him bring in the tobacco, bind the leaf to the sticks, and hang them in the curing barn.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • In Prudentia (Prudence), Bruegel shows the storing of fuel, the curing of meat, and a doctor visiting a patient (Fig. 20).

    Academic text (2011)
  • When the smell stops, it means that the curing process is over.

    Blog text (10)
  • These new technologies of harvesting, curing, and marketing reduced the labor.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As the tobacco undergoes curing, since you intend to make the cigars at home, you can start to make the former.

    Blog text (10)
  • Long-term curing of composts avoids these losses.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The chef explained that curing fish with salt enhances its flavor and preserves it for longer.

  • The traditional method of curing meats requires careful control of temperature and humidity.

  • After the curing of the ham, it was ready to be sliced and served at the dinner table.

Antonyms

37 4.4

To slowly fall into ruin because of age or neglect

1 4.1

The process of food becoming rotten or unsafe to eat

How Preserved

curing
1 3.6
canned food
11 1.0
freshness
15 1.0

Surface Forms

curing singular
curings plural

Morphology

curing = cure (transparent) = cure + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization of the verb 'cure' meaning preserving food or restoring health.

Etymology

Curing comes from the Latin root cura, which means 'care'. A helpful image is caring for meat or fish with salt and smoke to keep it safe and last longer, and that is why curing means preserving or making something durable and healthy.