Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red-cook

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: red--cook
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To braise (food) with a Chinese slow cooking technique that imparts a reddish-brown colour to the food.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We often stuff seasoned ground meat inside it like stuffed cucumber and then red-cook the whole thing."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

red-cooks (present, singular) red-cooking (participle, present) red-cooked (participle, past) red-cooked (past)

Questions

What does red-cook mean?: To braise (food) with a Chinese slow cooking technique that imparts a reddish-brown colour to the food.

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