toaster
English
/ˈtəʊstə/, /ˈtoʊstɚ/
noun
Definitions
- One who toasts cooks lightly by browning.
- One who toasts engages in salute while drinking alcohol.
- A toasting fork.
- (jocular) A rapier or similar weapon.
- An electrical device for toasting bread, English muffins, crumpets, etc.
- A self-contained software package (or appliance) distributable over the Internet or by burning onto CDs.
- (informal) An electronic organ, especially a crude one that uses analog technology.
- (informal) Any of several small, box-like automobiles exemplified by the Scion xB and Honda Element.
- (archaic) A fish ready for toasting.
Etymology
Suffix from English toast.
Origin
English
toast
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- toast English
- toastable English
- toastcrumb English
- toastee English
- toasterlike English
- toastie English
- toastless English
- toastlike English
- toastmaker English
- toastmaster English
- toastmistress English
- toasty English
- Sandwichtoaster German
- Toast German
- Toaster German
- toast Italian
- tosti Italian
- toast Dutch, Flemish
- toost Dutch, Flemish
- toast French
- тост Russian
- тостер Russian
- *ters- Proto-Indo-European
- toast Norwegian Bokmål
- トースター Japanese
- トースト Japanese
- toast Polish
- tost Polish
- toast Norwegian Nynorsk
- tost Middle English
- tosti Esperanto
- टोस्ट Hindi
- τοστ Greek (modern)
- tost Turkish
- тост Bulgarian
- 吐司 Chinese
- 多士 Chinese
- 토스터 Korean
- 토스트 Korean
- thosa Zulu
- tos Tok Pisin
- tōhi Maori
- توست Gulf Arabic