bake (/beɪk/)
verb · Beginner · Food & Drink
🔊 /beɪk/
Meaning
Meaning: cook food in an oven
To cook food using dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, and pastries. It can also describe the sun hardening the ground.
Examples
🗣 They bake fresh bread every morning.
Etymology
From Old English ‘bacan’ (to bake).
How & Where It’s Used
Common for bread and desserts; ‘baked goods’ is a frequent phrase.
Tags: cooking, oven