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From Latin torrēre, with change of conjugation.

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torrar (first-person singular present torro, first-person singular preterite torrí, past participle torrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to toast, roast
  2. (pronominal, colloquial) to get drunk
    Synonym: embriagar-se

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From Old Galician-Portuguese torrar, from Latin torrere.

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torrar (first-person singular present torro, first-person singular preterite torrei, past participle torrado)

  1. to roast; to toast
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 129:
      Para esto ual o ouo torrado ataa que se faça duro et depois tollelle a casca et faz tal como bollo
      For this you must use egg, roasted [cooked, boiled] till its hard; remove then the shell and make a roll with it
  2. to scorch or burn because of heat or cold
    Synonyms: abrasar, queimar
  3. (figurative) to tan; to sunburn

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Portuguese

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From Latin torreō.

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torrar (first-person singular present torro, first-person singular preterite torrei, past participle torrado)

  1. (cooking, transitive) to roast; to toast (to cook food so that it is dry and crisp)
    Synonym: tostar
  2. (transitive) to roast; to torrefy (to subject to intense heat)
  3. (intransitive) to roast; to torrefy (to be subject to intense heat)
  4. (colloquial, transitive) to spend or do away with something quickly, especially money
    Synonym: liquidar

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  • Macanese: torâ

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From Latin torreō, whence English toast and torrent.

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  • IPA(key): /toˈraɾ/ [t̪oˈraɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: to‧rrar

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torrar (first-person singular present torro, first-person singular preterite torré, past participle torrado)

  1. (cooking) to toast
    Synonym: tostar
  2. to toast, roast (become unbearably hot)

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