Bake

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Transitive verb 1.4 Intransitive verb 1.5 Related terms 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 2 Basque 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

English

Etymology

Old English bacan.

Pronunciation

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Transitive verb

to bake (present participle baking, past tense and past participle baked)

1. To cook (something) in an oven, but not in fat. Compare roast.

   bake bread

2. To be a baker.
3. (figuratively) Of a person, the weather, or an object, to be hot.

Intransitive verb

to bake (present participle baking, past tense and past participle baked)

1. To cook in an oven, but without fat. Compare roast.

   The bread is baking at the moment.

Related terms

• baked
• bake-off
• baking

Translations

• Cantonese: 焗 (guÌ¿k)
• Chinese: 烤 (kǎo)
• Czech: péci, péct
• Danish: bage
• Dutch: bakken
• French: cuire ([au four)
• German: backen
• Greek: ψήσει (pÍ¡sḗsei)
• Italian: cuocere
• Old English bacan
• Portuguese: cozer, (brazil) cozinhar
• Russian: испечь (ispěčʹ)
• Spanish: cocer al horno
• Thai: อบ (aab)
• Polish piec

See also

• roast

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Basque

Etymology

Latin pax

Noun

bake

1. peacear:bake

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