torrefy

English

WOTD – 14 September 2012

Alternative forms

• torrify

Etymology

From Latin torrefaciō.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒ.ɹɪ.faɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ɹɪ.faɪ/

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Verb

torrefy (third-person singular simple present torrefies, present participle torrefying, simple past and past participle torrefied)

1. (transitive) To subject to intense heat; to parch, to roast.

Derived terms

• torrefaction
• torrification

Translations

to subject to intense heat

• Dutch: roosteren (nl), verzengen (nl)
• Finnish: korventaa (fi)
• French: torréfier (fr)
• Latin: torrefacere
• Portuguese: torrar (pt)
• Spanish: asar (es), torrefacer, torrefactar