to toast
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1.0
- verb
- /toʊst/
:
tostar
- I made a pot of coffee and toasted a bagel.
- toast bread
- lightly toasted
- toast slices
If you like, put them in a pan before and kind of toast them.
- If you like, put them in a pan before and kind of toast them.
- Oh, you toasted it to perfection.
- So I'll get like, I'll get like, like protein based bread and I'll toast it and then I'll crumble it so it's like bread crumbs.
- It's not yet pop up toasters, but some people can now toast their sliced bread for breakfast, although they have to slice it themselves.
Examples
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Well, I'm going to toast the bun a bit.
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Put some butter, toast it until it's golden brown.
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Every so often, I toast a little something in the oven with the door open to warm up.
Fiction book (2001) -
We see Jimmy eating eggs on pancakes with sausages and toasted English muffins.
Fiction book (1990) -
And Max, you get bacon, lettuce and tomato on a lightly-toasted bagel.
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This evening, we're serving beluga caviar with toasted brioche.
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He toasted the side with the cheese... but not the other side, so the arugula doesn't wilt.
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I will toast the bread until it is golden brown and crispy.
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Make sure to toast the sandwich for a few minutes to enhance the flavor.
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You should toast the nuts lightly to bring out their rich aroma.
Synonyms
140
1.0
To cook food over direct heat on metal bars
17
2.8
To cook food with strong heat from above so the top becomes brown or crispy
4
3.9
To make food brown and firm by heating
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8.9
To make food brown and slightly crunchy on the outside by heating it
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Compounds
- Literature
1
5.8
A term for small things people buy that are not necessary and blamed for bigger money problems
- Formal
A short speech while people raise glasses to celebrate being free or a new start
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Etymology
To toast (verb) comes from the old Latin tostare 'to roast', like the word toaster, so to toast bread is to brown and crisp it with heat. So to toast is to heat bread until it becomes golden.