Italian edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ *rost +‎ -ire, with the root being of Germanic origin; cf. Frankish *rōstjan (to roast), from Proto-West Germanic *raustijan (to roast), from Proto-Indo-European *rews- (to crackle, roast). Compare Sicilian arrùstiri, Catalan rostir, French rôtir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ar.roˈsti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ro‧stì‧re

Verb edit

arrostìre (first-person singular present arrostìsco, first-person singular past historic arrostìi, past participle arrostìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to roast
  2. (transitive) to toast (bread)
  3. (transitive) to grill

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Further reading edit

  • arrostire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • arrostire in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • arrostire in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • arrostìre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • arrostire in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • arrostire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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