schmoren.
to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid)
Meaning & usage
to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid)
Der Braten muss zwei Stunden schmoren.
Danach müssen wir das Gemüse schmoren.
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)
jemanden schmoren lassen
in der Hölle schmoren
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)
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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