torrefare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin torrefacere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
torrefàre (first-person singular present torrefàccio, first-person singular past historic torreféci, past participle torrefàtto, first-person singular imperfect torrefacévo, second-person singular imperative torrefài or torrefà', auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to roast (coffee)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of torrefàre (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1With syntactic gemination after the verb.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- torrefare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana