Spanish word

glasear

Pronunciation

IPA/glaseˈaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbglaze

Example

Voy a glasear el pastel para la fiesta.

I'm going to glaze the cake for the party.

Illustration for glasear (glaze)

More examples

Siempre glaseo la tarta con chocolate para Navidad.

I always glaze the tart with chocolate for Christmas.

Core concept

Brushing or pouring a thin glossy sugar glaze onto pastries.

Common phrases

  • glasear la tarta

    glaze the tart

  • glasear con chocolate

    glaze with chocolate

Similar words

cubrir: Places material over an item from above to conceal or protect it.
untar: Spreads a soft fat or cream thinly across bread or cake surfaces.
bañar: Pours liquid over a surface to coat or soak it.
decorar: Adds garnishes or ornaments to enhance visual appeal.

Definition in Spanish

Aplicar una capa delgada y dulce sobre un alimento para conseguir un acabado brillante y realzar su aspecto.

Word origin

Borrowed from French glace 'icing', Spanish verbalizes it with -ear to produce glasear, meaning to coat with a shiny sweet finish.

Usage tips

  • The adjective and past participle glaseado is common to describe the finished item (pastel glaseado), so learners can link the verb and the adjective.

Other meanings

  • iceverb

Opposites

  • deslustrardullverb

Related words

  • glaseadoglazedadjective
  • glaseadorglazing toolnoun

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