Glaze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

a glossy finish on a fabric

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɪɡnˈɑːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈeɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɪɡnˈɑːl/.

Examples

the potter glazed the dishes
glaze the bread with eggwhite
Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

candy glaze over glass sugarcoat glass over

Parts of Speech

noun	any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
noun	a glossy finish on a fabric
noun	a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
verb	coat with a glaze “the potter glazed the dishes”
verb	become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance “Her eyes glaze over when she is bored”
verb	furnish with glass “glass the windows”
verb	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Word Forms

glaze	verb	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
glaze	noun	a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
glass	noun	a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
glazier	noun	someone who cuts flat glass to size

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glasur

eine von verschiedenen dünnen, glänzenden (herzhaften oder süßen) Beschichtungen, die auf Lebensmittel aufgetragen werden

🇫🇷French

lustre

l'un des divers revêtements minces et brillants (salés ou sucrés) appliqués sur les aliments

🇪🇸Spanish

vidriado

cualquiera de los diversos recubrimientos finos y brillantes (sabrosos o dulces) aplicados a los alimentos

🇮🇹Italian

smalto

uno qualsiasi dei vari rivestimenti sottili e lucidi (salati o dolci) applicati agli alimenti

🇳🇱Dutch

glazuur

een van de verschillende dunne glanzende (hartige of zoete) coatings die op voedsel worden aangebracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

esmalte

qualquer um dos vários revestimentos finos e brilhantes (salgados ou doces) aplicados aos alimentos

🇷🇺Russian

глазурь

любое из различных тонких блестящих (острых или сладких) покрытий, наносимых на пищевые продукты.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शीशा लगाना

खाद्य पदार्थों पर लगाए जाने वाले विभिन्न पतले चमकदार (स्वादिष्ट या मीठे) लेपों में से कोई भी

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্লেজ

খাবারে প্রয়োগ করা বিভিন্ন পাতলা চকচকে (সুস্বাদু বা মিষ্টি) আবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

படிந்து உறைதல்

உணவுகளுக்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் பல்வேறு மெல்லிய பளபளப்பான (சுவையான அல்லது இனிப்பு) பூச்சுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపు

ఆహారాలకు వర్తించే వివిధ సన్నని మెరిసే (రుచికరమైన లేదా తీపి) పూతలు

🇮🇳Marathi

झिलई

विविध पातळ चमकदार (स्वादिष्ट किंवा गोड) लेप पदार्थांवर लावले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્લેઝ

ખાદ્યપદાર્થો પર લાગુ વિવિધ પાતળા ચળકતા (સેવરી અથવા મીઠી) કોટિંગ્સમાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆರುಗು

ವಿವಿಧ ತೆಳುವಾದ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ (ಖಾರದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿಹಿ) ಲೇಪನಗಳನ್ನು ಆಹಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലേസ്

ഭക്ഷണങ്ങളിൽ പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന വിവിധ നേർത്ത തിളങ്ങുന്ന (സ്വാദുള്ളതോ മധുരമുള്ളതോ ആയ) കോട്ടിംഗുകളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੇਜ਼

ਭੋਜਨਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਲਾਗੂ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਪਤਲੇ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ (ਮਿੱਠੇ ਜਾਂ ਮਿੱਠੇ) ਕੋਟਿੰਗਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمک

کھانے کی اشیاء پر لگائی جانے والی مختلف پتلی چمکدار (مزیدار یا میٹھی) کوٹنگز میں سے کوئی بھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

釉

应用于食品的各种薄而有光泽的（咸味或甜味）涂层

🇯🇵Japanese

釉薬

食品に塗布されるさまざまな薄い光沢のある（おいしいまたは甘い）コーティングの総称

🇰🇷Korean

잿물

식품에 적용되는 다양한 얇고 빛나는(맛있거나 달콤한) 코팅

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tráng men

bất kỳ lớp phủ mỏng sáng bóng (mặn hoặc ngọt) nào được áp dụng cho thực phẩm

🇹🇭Thai

เคลือบ

สารเคลือบบางๆ ที่เป็นมันเงา (คาวหรือหวาน) ต่างๆ ที่ใช้กับอาหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengacai

salah satu dari berbagai lapisan tipis mengkilat (gurih atau manis) yang diaplikasikan pada makanan

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakinang

alinman sa iba't ibang manipis na makintab (masarap o matamis) na patong na inilapat sa mga pagkain

🇲🇾Malay

sayu

sebarang salutan nipis berkilat (sedap atau manis) yang digunakan pada makanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصقيل

أي من الطلاءات الرقيقة اللامعة (المالحة أو الحلوة) المطبقة على الأطعمة

🇮🇷Persian

لعاب

هر یک از پوشش های مختلف نازک براق (شرمه یا شیرین) که روی غذاها اعمال می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sır

gıdalara uygulanan çeşitli ince parlak (tuzlu veya tatlı) kaplamalardan herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹנִיָה

כל אחד מהציפויים הדקים והמבריקים השונים (מלוחים או מתוקים) המוחלים על מזונות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'glaze'?

The primary meaning of 'glaze' is 'any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods'.

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Using 'glaze' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'glaze' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'glaze' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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