overcooked

ˌoʊvərˈkʊkt

Definition

Definition of overcooked - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

foodcooked too much

The steak was overcooked and dry.

burnt

charred

storyexcessively elaborated or detailed

The plot of the movie was overcooked and hard to follow.

exaggerated

overdone

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Origin of overcooked

English, over (excessively) + cook (prepare food)

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burned

adj.

overcooked

ruined by overcooking

burnt

adj.

food

overcooked to the point of charring

turn to mush

food texture

become soft and pulpy like overcooked food

burnt offering

humorous

overcooked food humorously referred to as a sacrifice

Examples of overcooked in a sentence

The vegetables turned out overcooked and mushy.
The novel's overcooked narrative bored the readers.
His explanation was so overcooked that it lost clarity.

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French:trop cuit, trop élaboré, ...
German:verkocht, übertrieben ausgearbeitet, ...
Italian:troppo cotto, eccessivamente elaborato, ...
Spanish:sobre cocido, excesivamente elaborado, ...
Portuguese:passado do ponto, demasiado elaborado, ...
Chinese:煮过头, 过于复杂, ...
Japanese:焼きすぎた, 過剰に詳述された, ...
Arabic:مَطْهُوّ أَكْثَر مِن اللَّازِم, مبالَغ فيه, ...
Hebrew:מְבֻשָּׁל יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, מוּגְזָם, ...
Russian:пережаренный, слишком детализированный, ...
Ukrainian:переварений, надмірно деталізований, ...
Hindi:ज़्यादा पका हुआ, अत्यधिक विस्तृत, ...
Bengali:বেশি রান্না করা, অতিরিক্ত বিশদ, ...
Catalan:massa cuit, massa elaborat, ...
Czech:převařený, překombinovaný, ...
Danish:overstegt, overdrevet detaljeret, ...
Dutch:te gaar, overdreven gedetailleerd, ...
Greek:παραψημένος, υπερβολικά λεπτομερής, ...
Hungarian:túlfőtt, túlkomplikált, ...
Khmer:ឆ្អិនជ្រុល, ជ្រុលហួស, ...
Korean:너무 익힌, 너무 복잡한, ...
Persian:زیادی‌پخته, بیش از حد پیچیده, ...
Polish:przegotowany, przekombinowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):passado do ponto, muito elaborado, ...
Romanian:prea gătit, prea elaborat, ...
Swedish:överkokt, överdriven, ...
Thai:สุกเกินไป, ซับซ้อนเกินไป, ...
Turkish:fazla pişmiş, aşırı detaylı, ...
Vietnamese:quá chín, quá chi tiết, ...

overcook

ˌəʊvəˈkʊk

Definition of overcook - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cookingcook food too long or at high temperature

She tends to overcook the pasta every time.
If you overcook the steak, it will be tough.
He managed to overcook the vegetables again.

burn

char

scorch

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Origin of overcook

Old English, ofer (excessively) + cōcian (cook)

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French:trop cuire, ...
German:verkochen, ...
Italian:stracuocere, ...
Spanish:cocinar demasiado, ...
Portuguese:cozinhar demais, ...
Chinese:煮过火, ...
Japanese:調理しすぎる, ...
Arabic:طَبَخَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّازِمِ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַשֵּׁל יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, ...
Russian:переваривать, ...
Ukrainian:переварювати, ...
Hindi:ज्यादा पकाना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত রান্না করা, ...
Catalan:coure massa, ...
Czech:převařit, ...
Danish:overkoge, ...
Dutch:overkoken, ...
Greek:παραμαγειρεύω, ...
Hungarian:túlfőzni, ...
Khmer:ចម្អិនជ្រុល, ...
Korean:너무 익히다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد پختن, ...
Polish:rozgotować, ...
Portuguese (BR):cozinhar demais, ...
Romanian:a găti prea mult, ...
Swedish:över, ...
Thai:ทำให้สุกเกินไป, ...
Turkish:fazla pişirmek, ...
Vietnamese:nấu quá chín, ...

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