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toasted

toasted

33 1.0
Having a brown, crisp surface from heat, like bread
  • adjective
  • /ˈtoʊstɪd/
: tostado
  • Sometimes my mom would make toasted cheese sandwiches, and we'd eat them in front of the fire.
  • toasted almonds
  • toasted bread
  • toasted pecans

But Oh my God, it smells like a toasted marshmallow.

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Examples

  • It's like a delicious Kiwan pop with a perfectly toasted marshmallow on top.

  • We call it golden garlic and toasted pine nuts.

  • Oh, and it's like very golden toasted on one side.

  • I'll have some toasted white bread, please.

    The Blues Brothers (1980)

  • I have an everything bagel toasted with cream cheese.

  • But Oh my God, it smells like a toasted marshmallow.

    Laura Lee

  • To give it a bit of texture, we added toasted walnuts.

    Blog text (9)

  • The smell is intensely nutty, like toasted hazelnuts.

    Harvard University

  • Hi, can I have a toasted sandwich, two packets of crisps and Guinness please?

    Milo (2012)

  • I'll have some toasted white bread, please.

Synonyms

roasted
vstoasted
87 1.0

Cooked by dry heat in an oven or over a fire

browns mainly the surface rather than cooking the whole item through
seared
vstoasted
17 4.2

Cooked quickly at very high heat to make a brown crust, like on steak

is browning caused by exposure to heat more gently or over time
broiled
vstoasted
  • US
6 3.0

Cooked with heat from above, for example under a grill

uses general exposure to heat rather than focused overhead radiant heat
toasty
vstoasted
3 2.4

Slightly warm and tasting like warm crisp bread

refers to surface browning by heat rather than warmth or texture
parched
vstoasted
1 5.2

Lightly roasted grains or seeds people eat as a snack

means general surface browning, not limited to grains or slight heating

Antonyms

raw
455 1.0

In a natural state not cooked, treated, or finished

underdone
2 3.8

Food that is not cooked enough and is still raw inside

How Toasted

burned
14 1.0
toasted
33 1.0
golden
205 1.0
raw
455 1.0

Surface Forms

toasted positive

Morphology

toasted = toast (transparent) = toast + ed

The adjective 'toasted' is clearly derived from the verb 'toast' by adding the past participle suffix '-ed', indicating the state of having been toasted.

Etymology

Toasted comes from an old word that meant 'to roast' or 'to scorch', and it has the same idea as toast, a slice of bread heated until it is brown. So, when we call food 'toasted' we mean its surface has been browned by heat.