tostar

/tosˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
tosto
preterite (eu)
tostei
past participle
tostado

Meaning

  1. to toast

    • Tostou o pão.

      He toasted the bread.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

torrar

torrar and tostar are close synonyms for "to toast" bread, largely interchangeable; torrar also means to roast coffee, or figuratively to annoy someone, "torrar a paciência."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tostar

tostar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to toast."

Practice

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