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masculine

/tost/

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Translation

slice of toast, toast (a drink to someone)

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'toast', which itself came from Old French toster ('to roast'), from Latin torrere ('to parch'). The word has therefore crossed the Channel twice.

Origin: English
Root: toast
English cognates: toast, torrid

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraltoasts

Examples

I am eating a slice of toast with butter.

The toast is still warm.

He proposed a toast to the bride.

She is making toast for breakfast.

This slice of toast is burnt.

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This word is part of lesson 54.