parch

Meaning

1. To burn the surface of, to scorch.
2. To roast, as dry grain.
3. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
4. (colloquial) To make very thirsty.
5. To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
6. To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.

ebb away

dessicate

dried-out

make dry

set afire

stir-bake

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɑɹt͡ʃ/

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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