arrostire

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to roast
  2. (transitive) to toast (bread)
  3. (transitive) to grill

Frequency

34k
Hyphenated as
ar‧ro‧stì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ar.rosˈti.re/
Etymology

From a- + *rost + -ire, with the root being of Germanic origin; cf. Frankish *rōstjan (“to roast”), from Proto-West Germanic *raustijan (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *rews- (“to crackle, roast”). Compare Sicilian arrùstiri, Catalan rostir, French rôtir.

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