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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshumeante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: uˈmante
"Sirvió una taza de café humeante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Exuding steam; very hot and wet or emitting vapor.
"She placed a bowl of steaming soup on the wooden table."
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Cooking food by heating it in steam from boiling water.
"Steaming vegetables helps retain their essential vitamins and vibrant colors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'stēam', meaning vapor, smoke, or steam, stemming from Proto-Germanic roots. The present participle form evolved to describe both the physical emanation of vapor and, later, intense emotional states or cooking methods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Steaming" is said worldwide
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fumant
Transliteration: fy.mɑ̃
"Il buvait une tasse de thé fumant."
dampfend
Transliteration: ˈdampfənt
"Er stellte eine Schüssel dampfende Suppe auf den Tisch."
fumante
Transliteration: fuˈmante
"Prese una tazza di tè fumante."
humeante
Transliteration: uˈmante
"Sirvió una taza de café humeante."
fumegante
Transliteration: fumeˈgɐ̃tʃi
"Ela serviu uma sopa fumegante."
भाप देता हुआ
Transliteration: bhaap deta hua
"उसने मेज पर भाप देता हुआ सूप रखा।"
冒热气的
Transliteration: mào rè qì de
"他端来了一碗冒热气的汤。"
김이 나는
Transliteration: gimi naneun
"그는 김이 나는 수프 한 그릇을 가져왔다."
湯気立つ
Transliteration: yuge tatsu
Script: 湯気が立つ
"彼は湯気の立つスープをテーブルに置いた。"
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