What is the Latin word for bake?

The usual Latin words for “bake” are coquō, torreō, torrefaciō; also siccō, excoquō, coctilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bake” in Latin

coquōto cook; prepare food; to ripen; to roast, dry torreōto scorch, burn, parch; to roast, bake; to nip, pinch torrefaciōto parch siccōto dry, drain, exhaust excoquōto boil (out), melt (out), dry up; to temper or harden (by heating)coctilisburned; built of burned bricks

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bake

coquere (general term for making hard by heat; bread, bricks, etc.): torrere, torrefacere, siccare (to dry, parch, etc.; e.g., igni fruges; terram solis ardore). Intransitive, coqui: percoqui: excoqui: bricks baked in a kiln, lateres cocti or coctiles: to bake bread, panes coquere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for bake?: The usual Latin words for “bake” are coquō, torreō, torrefaciō; also siccō, excoquō, coctilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.