parch
Betekenis (Engels)
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- To burn the surface of, to scorch.
- To roast, as dry grain.
- To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
- (colloquial) To make very thirsty.
- To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
- To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.
Synoniemen
ebb away
dessicate
dried-out
make dry
set afire
stir-bake
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/pɑɹt͡ʃ/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English parchen, paarchen (“to parch; dry; roast”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Middle English perchen (“to roast”).
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