Overcook: meaning, definitions and examples

๐Ÿ”ฅ
Add to dictionary

overcook

 

[ หŒoสŠvษ™rหˆkสŠk ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

cooking

To cook food for too long or at too high a temperature, ruining its taste or texture.

Synonyms

burn, char, overdo, ruin, scorch

Examples of usage

  • He overcooked the steak, and now it's tough and dry.
  • If you overcook the pasta, it will become mushy.
  • Don't overcook the vegetables, they should still be slightly crisp.
  • She tends to overcook everything she makes.
  • I always worry that I will overcook the chicken.

Translations

Translations of the word "overcook" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น cozinhar demais

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคงเคฟเค• เคชเค•เคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช zu lange kochen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terlalu lama memasak

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะตั€ะตะณะพั‚ะพะฒะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ rozgotowaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ–™็†ใ—้ŽใŽใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท trop cuire

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ cocinar demasiado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท fazla piลŸirmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋„ˆ๋ฌด ์˜ค๋ž˜ ์š”๋ฆฌํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุทุจุฎ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ู„ุงุฒู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pล™esvaล™it

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ prevariลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็…ฎ่ฟ‡ๅคด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ prekuhati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ elda of mikiรฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐัะฐ ะฟั–ัั–ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ–แƒ”แƒ“แƒ›แƒ”แƒขแƒแƒ“ แƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒแƒ แƒจแƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงox biลŸirmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ cocinar demasiado

Word origin

The term 'overcook' originated in the mid-19th century, combining 'over-' with 'cook'. It refers to the act of cooking something for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in a negative change in taste or texture. Overcooking can happen accidentally or intentionally, but the outcome is usually undesirable.

See also: cook, cooked, cooker, cookhouse, cookie, cooking, cookout, cooktop, cookware, overcooked, precook, precooked, uncooked, undercooked.