nocept

Latvian

Etymology

From no- +‎ cept (“to roast, to fry, to bake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [istsɛpt]

Verb

nocept (tr. or intr., 1st conj., pres. nocepu, nocep, nocep, past nocepu)

  1. to roast, fry or bake something until it reaches the desired final state, usually with a brownish surface
    nocept gaļu ― to roast the meat
    cepeti brūnu nocept ― to roast the roast (meat) brown
    šķiņķis nocepis brūns ― the ham was roasted/fried brown
  2. (colloquial) to obtain a strong tan by bathing in the sun; to be sunburnt
    viņa atrada izcirtumā zemenes... pārnāca mājās nocepusi un brikšņos saskrāpēta ― she found strawberries in a clearing... she came back home sunburnt and scratched by thorns

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