Cuit (en. Cooked)

/kɥi/

Meaning & Definition

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adjective

Who has been heated to a sufficiently high temperature to alter its properties.

Vegetables should be steamed to preserve their nutrients.

Les légumes doivent être cuits à la vapeur pour conserver leurs nutriments.

Qualifies a food prepared by a cooking process.

I prefer oven-baked bread to industrial bread.

Je préfère le pain cuit au four plutôt que le pain industriel.

Refers to a fruit or vegetable that has become overripe due to heat.

This fruit is cooked and does not keep well.

Ce fruit est cuit et ne se conserve pas bien.

From the verb cuire, derived from Latin coques.

cooked like an egg

Refers to something that is very cooked or overcooked.

cuit comme un œuf

cooked to perfection

Refers to a dish that is perfectly cooked.

cuit à point

cooked and boiled

Refers to a person who is very tired or exhausted.

cuit et bouilli

to cook

Action of subjecting something to heat.

cuire

kitchen

Place and action of preparing food.

cuisine

to cook

Preparing dishes by cooking.

cuisiner

Very tired, exhausted.

After this long journey, I am completely cooked.

Après ce long voyage, je suis complètement cuit.

In a state of intoxication.

He arrived at the party completely cooked.

Il est arrivé à la fête, complètement cuit.