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French word
cuit
Pronunciation
IPA/kɥi/
Meaning
- adjectivecooked
Example
Le plat est cuit.
The dish is cooked.
More examples
Je voudrais mon steak bien cuit.
I would like my steak well-done.
Core concept
Food transformed by enough heat to become ready to eat.
Common phrases
bien cuit
well-done
cuit à point
cooked just right
mal cuit
undercooked
Similar words
bien cuit: Thoroughly cooked all the way to the center.
à point: Cooked to a tender, juicy doneness with heat reaching the center.
saignant: Lightly cooked, with a red center and its juices retained.
bleu: Seared briefly on the surface, with a nearly raw center.
Definition in French
Décrit l'état d'un aliment qui a été chauffé suffisamment pour être comestible, dérivé du participe passé de cuire.
Word origin
Cuit is the past participle of cuire, inherited through Old French from Latin coctus, the past participle of coquere.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, cuit agrees with the noun: cuite is feminine singular, cuits is masculine plural, and cuites is feminine plural.