rôtir
Meaning
to roast
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁo.tiʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French roustir, from Old French rostir, from Frankish *rōstjan (“to roast”), from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *reus- (“to crackle, roast”). Germanic cognates include Old High German rōsten. Compare Italian arrostire and Spanish rostir.
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