bake

[/beɪk/]

verb

assar

1. to cook food using dry heat in an oven

I will bake a cake for the party.

Vou assar um bolo para a festa.

2. to harden or dry something with heat

The sun will bake the clay.

O sol vai endurecer a argila.

3. to become very hot

The pavement bakes in the summer heat.

O pavimento fica muito quente no calor do verão.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

assar

most common usage for cooking in oven

Rio de Janeiro

assar

standard usage same as general Brazilian

São Paulo

assar

standard usage same as general Brazilian

Portugal

cozer no forno

more explicit phrasing sometimes used; assar also acceptable

bake someone's noodle - to confuse or perplex someone

half-baked - poorly planned or incompletely developed

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