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Meaning of baste | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
beɪst

Definitions

A basting; a sprinkling of drippings etc. in cooking.

Equivalents

العربية غطّ بالحساء
Català embastar
Čeština stěhovat
Español embastar hilvanar
Suomi Harsia valella
Français baste baste baste bâtir faufiler
Galego ganduxar
Nederlands bedruipen
Polski fastryga
Português baste
Tagalog lagwatan lagwatin

Examples

“"Just like a leg of mutton being roasted before a slow fire without any one to give it a baste," groaned the old man.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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