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schmoren.

to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃmoːʁən/[ˈʃmoːʁən][ˈʃmoː.ɐn][ʃmoːɐ̯n]
  1. to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid)

    ambitransitive · weak
    Der Braten muss zwei Stunden schmoren.
    Danach müssen wir das Gemüse schmoren.
  2. to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid) to stew, to swelter (remain in a hot or uncomfortable situation without recourse)

    ambitransitive · figuratively · intransitive · weak
    jemanden schmoren lassen
    in der Hölle schmoren
  3. to smoke, to be beginning to burn (be extremely heated up, causing smoke or charring but little or no open fire, typically as a result of live electricity)

    informal · intransitive · weak
    Bei zu hoher Spannung kann es sein, dass das Kabel anfängt zu schmoren.
Where this word comes from

From Low German and Middle Low German smôren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”). Cognate with Dutch smoren, English smother.

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