Decoct — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extract the essence of something by boiling it

be cooked until very little liquid is left

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsdʒˈɔɪntʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪkˈɒkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪkˈɒkt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsdʒˈɔɪntʃɚ/.

Examples

The sauce should reduce to one cup

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reduce boil down concentrate

Parts of Speech

verb	extract the essence of something by boiling it
verb	be cooked until very little liquid is left “The sauce should reduce to one cup”
verb	steep in hot water

Word Forms

decoction	noun	(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
concentration	noun	increase in density
concentrate	noun	a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abkochung

die Essenz einer Sache durch Kochen extrahieren

🇫🇷French

décocter

extraire l'essence de quelque chose en la faisant bouillir

🇪🇸Spanish

cocinar

extraer la esencia de algo hirviéndolo

🇮🇹Italian

decotto

estrarre l'essenza di qualcosa facendola bollire

🇳🇱Dutch

afkoken

Haal de essentie uit iets door het te koken

🇵🇹Portuguese

decocção

extrair a essência de algo fervendo-o

🇷🇺Russian

отвар

извлечь суть чего-либо, прокипятив это

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काढ़ा बनाना

किसी चीज को उबालकर उसका सार निकालना

🇧🇩Bengali

ডেকোক্ট

সিদ্ধ করে কিছুর সারাংশ বের করা

🇮🇳Tamil

காபி தண்ணீர்

எதையாவது கொதிக்க வைப்பதன் மூலம் அதன் சாரத்தை பிரித்தெடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కషాయం

ఏదైనా ఉడకబెట్టడం ద్వారా దాని సారాన్ని తీయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

डेकोक्ट

एखाद्या गोष्टीचे सार उकळून काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉકાળો

તેને ઉકાળીને કોઈ વસ્તુનો સાર કાઢો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಷಾಯ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕುದಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅದರ ಸಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളപ്പിച്ചും

എന്തെങ്കിലും തിളപ്പിച്ച് അതിൻ്റെ സത്ത പുറത്തെടുക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

کاڑھی

کسی چیز کو ابال کر اس کا جوہر نکالیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

煎

通过煮沸来提取某物的本质

🇯🇵Japanese

煎じる

何かを煮ることによって本質を抽出する

🇰🇷Korean

달이다

끓여서 본질을 추출하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuốc sắc

chiết xuất bản chất của một cái gì đó bằng cách đun sôi nó

🇹🇭Thai

ต้ม

สกัดสาระสำคัญของบางสิ่งบางอย่างโดยการต้มมัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rebusan

mengekstrak esensi sesuatu dengan merebusnya

🇲🇾Malay

merebus

mengeluarkan intipati sesuatu dengan merebusnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إستخلص بالإغلاء

استخراج جوهر شيء ما عن طريق غليانه

🇮🇷Persian

جوشانده

با جوشاندن آن، جوهر چیزی را استخراج کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kaynatma

bir şeyin özünü kaynatarak çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוקחים

לחלץ את המהות של משהו על ידי הרתחתו

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