Baste
/beɪst/
EN
As a cooking verb: To pour juices or fat over meat while roasting to keep it moist. As a sewing verb: To sew temporary stitches to hold fabric in place before final sewing.
Remember to baste the turkey every 30 minutes while it roasts.
Etymology
The cooking sense comes from Old French 'basser' meaning 'to moisten', dating to the 15th century. The sewing sense comes from Old French 'bastir' meaning 'to sew', entering English in the 14th century.
Translations
简体中文
浇卤烘烤（烹饪）,假缝（缝纫）
繁體中文
澆鹵烘烤（烹飪）,假縫（縫紉）
日本語
（調理で）肉汁をかける,（裁縫で）しつけ縫いをする
한국어
고기 구울 때 즙을 바르다,본봉 전 임시 박음질 하다
Deutsch
begießen (Kochen),steppen (Nähen)
Español
rociar (cocina),bastilla (costura)
Português
regar (culinária),pontilar (costura)
Français
arroser (cuisine),bâtrer (couture)
Català
regar (cuina),bastir (costura)
Tiếng Việt
tưới nước thịt (nấu ăn),may đường thử (may vá)
Collocations
baste a turkeybaste stitchesbaste regularlybaste with butter
Synonyms
moistensew tacksprinkletack
Related Words
roastsewmoistenbutterstitch