rostir

Meaning

  1. to roast
  2. (pronominal) to turn brown due to frost damage (of vegetation)

Frequency

38k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[rusˈti]
Etymology

In summary

Via Old French rostir (“to roast”) from Frankish *rōstjan (“to roast”), from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *reus- (“to crackle, roast”). Compare Spanish rostir, French rôtir and Italian arrostire.

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