apcept

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Latvian

Etymology

From ap- +‎ cept (to roast, to fry, to bake).

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Verb

apcept (transitive or intransitive, 1st conjugation, present apcepu, apcep, apcep, past apcepu)

  1. to fry, roast or bake something until it becomes brown
    apcept zivi sviestāto fry a fish in butter
    apcept gaļu, saknesto fry meat, roots
    apcept baltmaizes šķēlesto fry, toast bread slices
    vakariņās māte solīja kotletes... viņai tās izdodas sulīgas, smaržīgas, kraukstoši apcepušasmother promised meatballs for dinner... she made them juicy, fragrant, fried crunchy
    Liena patlaban nolika galdā bļodu ar cūkgaļas šķēlēm un dzelteni apceptiem zivju gabaliemLiena then put on the table a bowl with pork slices and yellow(ly) fried pieces of fish
  2. to fry, roast or bake something a little, leaving it still partially raw
    gaļa jāapcep, lai tā nesāk bojātiesthe meat must be fried/roasted a little (on the outside), so that it doesn't begin to rot
    maizes kukulis no virsas apcepis, bet vidū jēlsa bread roll baked on the top, but still raw inside

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