/təʊst/
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Translation
Bread that has been made brown and crisp by heat, usually eaten in the morning.
Word origin
From Old French toster meaning to roast or grill, from Latin torrere meaning to dry with heat. The drinking sense came later, from the spiced toast once put in a cup of wine.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- toster
- English cognates
- torrid
Examples
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"Toast" is bread made brown by heat.
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"Toast" is uncountable, so we say "a piece of toast".
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A second meaning of "toast" is when people lift their glasses for someone.
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