English → Latin
“broil” in Latin
contentiōstretching, tension; competition, rivalry; struggle, effortiūrgiuma quarrel, strife, dispute, altercation, contention; abuse, invective; a legal dispute, a separation between husband andrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife, contentionlīslawsuit, action; contention, strife, quarrelturbaturmoil, disorder, stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, hubbub, commotion, trouble, confusion, disarray, brawl; mob, crowdtumultusan uproar; bustle, violent commotion, disturbance, tumult; turmoil, panic; a storm, tempest, thunderclap; a sudden outbrtorreōto scorch, burn, parch; to roast, bake; to nip, pinchaestuōto be in agitation or violent commotion, move to and fro, writhe, rage, toss, boil up, heave; to burn, blaze, rage; to bārdeōto burn (be consumed by fire); to glow; to glisten with a feature, usually with a colour
The English word broil itself goes back to Latin ū̆stulō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
broil
contentio, jurgium, rixa, lites; turba, tumultus. SYN. in QUARREL.
broil v.
torrere, subassare: on the gridiron, in craticula torrere or subassare. Broiled meat, cibus in craticula sabassatus. To broil on the coals, in pruna torrere. The sun broiled the bodies of the Gauls, sol ingenti ardore turrebat corpora Gallorum. I am broiling, torreor aestu, aestus me torret, sol me torret, aestuo, ardeo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for broil?
- The usual Latin words for “broil” are contentiō, iūrgium, rixa; also līs, turba, tumultus. 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.