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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

碳烤

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tàn kǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Charbroil/ˈtʃɑːr.brɔɪl/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"厨师将牛排放在炭火上碳烤。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cook food, especially meat, over or under a direct flame or hot charcoal, imparting a distinctive charred flavor and grill marks.

    "He decided to charbroil the steaks over glowing hardwood charcoal for maximum flavor."
As noun
  1. 1

    Food that has been cooked by broiling over hot coals or an open flame.

    "The burger had a wonderful smoky charbroil taste that you can only get from an open grill."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

A North American portmanteau coined in the mid-20th century, combining 'char' (referring to carbonized or browned surfaces) and 'broil' (cooking by direct radiant heat). It originally gained prominent usage with the popularization of backyard gas and charcoal grills and specific commercial restaurant equipment.

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