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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōngbèi
"咖啡豆的烘焙决定了咖啡的苦味。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of cooking food, especially coffee beans or meat, by exposure to direct heat, typically in an oven or over an open fire.
"The rich aroma of coffee bean roasting filled the entire neighborhood."
- 1
Extremely hot; baking.
"It was a roasting summer afternoon in the city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'rosten', ultimately from Old French 'rostir' of Germanic origin related to the Germanic base meaning 'to gridiron or roast'. In the context of coffee (café roasting), it refers to the thermal processing of green coffee beans to develop flavor and aroma, a practice that gained widespread industrial importance during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roasting" is said worldwide
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torréfaction
Transliteration: to-ʁe-fak-sjɔ̃
"La torréfaction du café donne ses arômes uniques."
Röstung
Transliteration: ʁœstʊŋ
"Die Röstung der Kaffeebohnen erfordert viel Erfahrung."
tostatura
Transliteration: tos-ta-ˈtu-ra
"La tostatura del caffè determina il suo sapore finale."
tueste
Transliteration: ˈtwes.te
"El tueste oscuro del café tiene un sabor más fuerte."
torrefação
Transliteration: to.ʁe.faˈsɐ̃w
"A torrefação ideal realça as notas frutadas do café."
भुनाई
Transliteration: bhunai
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कॉफ़ी के बीजों की भुनाई से खुशबू आती है।"
烘焙
Transliteration: hōngbèi
Script: 中文汉字
"咖啡豆的烘焙决定了咖啡的苦味。"
로스팅
Transliteration: ro-seu-ting
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 카페는 직접 원두를 로스팅합니다."
焙煎
Transliteration: baisen
Script: 日本語
"このカフェでは自家焙煎のコーヒーを楽しめます。"
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