roast
adjective/rəʊst/
/rəʊst/
[only before noun]- cooked in an oven or over a fire
- roast chicken/potatoes
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRoast is used with these nouns:- beef
- duck
- goose
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rostir, of West Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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