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Meaning of bakstur | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈpaxstʏr

Definitions

  1. baking
  2. pastry
  3. epithem, compress, poultice (soft, moist mass applied topically to sore)

Examples

“Ekki var mjög mikið um bakstur á Íslandi fyrr á öldum.”

Baking was not common in Iceland in earlier centuries.

“Hann lagði heitan bakstur við sárið.”

He applied a hot poultice to the wound.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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