🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

anbraten

Pronunciation / Transliteration: an-brah-ten

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Saute/soʊˈteɪ/
verbadjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Braten Sie das Gemüse in der Pfanne kurz an."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To fry quickly in a little hot fat or oil.

    "Saute the onions and garlic in olive oil until translucent and fragrant."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Cooked or browned quickly in a pan with a small amount of butter or oil.

    "Serve the steak with a side of saute mushrooms."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed from French sauté, the past participle of sauter meaning 'to jump', derived from Latin saltare. The culinary sense developed in the 19th century to describe food tossed or jumping in a pan while being cooked quickly in a small amount of fat.

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