About "roast"
How to Split "roast" into Syllables
The word roast is divided into 1 syllables: roast. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- roast — 1st syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of roast:
- IPA: /ɹoʊst/
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📖 Definitions
- roast (third-person singular simple present roasts, present participle roasting, simple past and past participle roasted)
- To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
📚 Word Origin & History
From Middle English rosten, a borrowing from Old French rostir (“to roast, to torture with fire”), from Frankish *rōstijan (“to roast, broil”), from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną (“to roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *rews- (“to crackle; roast”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian rosterje (“to roast”), Dutch roosten, roosteren (“to roast”), German rösten (“to roast”). Displaced native Middle English breden, bræden (“to roast”), from Old English brǣdan, related to ...
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare roast with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| roast | 1 | roast |
| roost | 1 | roost |
| roust | 1 | roust |
| requisite | 4 | re-qui-si-te |
| roughshod | 1 | roughshod |
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