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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRâper
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁape
"Vous devez râper le fromage avant de l'ajouter aux pâtes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To reduce food to small shreds by using a grater.
"You should grate the cheese before adding it to the pasta."
- 1
A device with sharp-edged holes used for shredding food.
"She used a box grater to prepare the vegetables for the salad."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'grate' originates from the Old French 'grater', which in turn comes from the Latin 'grattare', meaning 'to scratch'. The term evolved in the Middle Ages to refer to the action of shredding food items, particularly cheese and vegetables, using a tool with sharp edges.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grate" is said worldwide
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Râper
Transliteration: ʁape
"Vous devez râper le fromage avant de l'ajouter aux pâtes."
Reiben
Transliteration: ˈraɪbən
"Du solltest den Käse reiben, bevor du ihn zur Pasta gibst."
Grattugiare
Transliteration: ɡratːuˈdʒaːre
"Dovresti grattugiare il formaggio prima di aggiungerlo alla pasta."
Rallar
Transliteration: raˈlar
"Debes rallar el queso antes de añadirlo a la pasta."
Ralar
Transliteration: ʁaˈlaʁ
"Você deve ralar o queijo antes de adicioná-lo à massa."
कद्दूकस करना
Transliteration: kaddookas karna
"आपको पनीर को कद्दूकस करना चाहिए।"
擦
Transliteration: cā
"你应该把奶酪擦成丝。"
강판에 갈다
Transliteration: gangpan-e galda
"파스타에 넣기 전에 치즈를 강판에 갈아야 합니다."
おろす
Transliteration: orosu
"パスタに加える前にチーズをおろす必要があります。"
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