Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double steam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble steam
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.

Etymology

Compare double boil.

Inflected Forms

double steams (present, singular) double steaming (participle, present) double steamed (participle, past) double steamed (past)

Phrases

double steamer double boil

Frequently Paired Words

double steamer double boil

Questions

What does double steam mean?
To cook food by sealing it in a pot (to prevent loss of moisture) and steaming that pot; to cook using the double steaming method found in Chinese cuisine.
Where does double steam come from?
Compare double boil.

How to pronounce double steam

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