What is the Latin word for roast?

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

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“roast” in Latin

assōto roast, broil 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 frīgeōto be cold or chilly; freeze; to be inactive, languid or at a standstill; flag, droop; to be coldly received or treated;ApīciusA Roman cognomen — famously held by assusroasted, baked; dried, dry

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

roast

Transitively, assare (meat, Apicius, 2, 1); coquere (general term, to bake dry; e.g., bread, lime): torrere, torrefacere, siccare (to dry, scorch; e.g., fruit): frigere (to broil, fry; as eggs in oil, ova ex oleo): to roast a little or slowly, subassare (Apicius, 4, 2, etc.): to roast on a spit, in veru inassare: roasted, assus.

Intransitively, assari (Apul.); torreri.

ImPROP., To roast anybody, calefacere aliquem (to make him hot by attacking him). To roast anybody well, luculente calefacere aliquem (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for roast?: The usual Latin words for “roast” are assō, coquō, torreō; also torrefaciō, siccō, frīgeō. 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.