Loaf — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊf/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊf/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈoʊf/.

Examples

meat loaf
sugar loaf
a loaf of cheese

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Parts of Speech

noun	a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
noun	a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape “meat loaf”
verb	be lazy or idle “Her son is just bumming around all day”
verb	be about “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”

Word Forms

loafer	noun	person who does no work
loiterer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
lounger	noun	someone who wastes time
lingerer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brot

eine geformte Masse aus gebackenem Brot, die normalerweise vor dem Verzehr in Scheiben geschnitten wird

🇫🇷French

miche de pain

une masse façonnée de pain cuit au four qui est généralement tranchée avant de manger

🇪🇸Spanish

barra

una masa con forma de pan horneado que generalmente se corta en rodajas antes de comer

🇮🇹Italian

pagnotta

una massa sagomata di pane cotto che solitamente viene affettato prima del consumo

🇳🇱Dutch

brood

een gevormde massa gebakken brood die gewoonlijk vóór het eten in plakjes wordt gesneden

🇵🇹Portuguese

pão

uma massa moldada de pão assado que geralmente é fatiada antes de comer

🇷🇺Russian

буханка

фигурная масса испеченного хлеба, которую обычно нарезают перед едой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाव रोटी

पकी हुई ब्रेड का एक आकार का द्रव्यमान जिसे आमतौर पर खाने से पहले काटा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

রুটি

বেকড রুটির একটি আকৃতির ভর যা সাধারণত খাওয়ার আগে কাটা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ரொட்டி

சுட்ட ரொட்டியின் ஒரு வடிவ நிறை, இது பொதுவாக சாப்பிடுவதற்கு முன் வெட்டப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రొట్టె

కాల్చిన రొట్టె యొక్క ఆకారపు ద్రవ్యరాశి సాధారణంగా తినడానికి ముందు ముక్కలు చేయబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वडी

भाजलेल्या ब्रेडचा आकाराचा वस्तुमान जो सामान्यतः खाण्यापूर्वी कापला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

રખડુ

બેકડ બ્રેડનો આકારનો સમૂહ જે સામાન્ય રીતે ખાતા પહેલા કાપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೋಫ್

ಬೇಯಿಸಿದ ಬ್ರೆಡ್‌ನ ಆಕಾರದ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತಿನ್ನುವ ಮೊದಲು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപ്പം

ചുട്ടുപഴുത്ത റൊട്ടിയുടെ ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള പിണ്ഡം സാധാരണയായി കഴിക്കുന്നതിനുമുമ്പ് അരിഞ്ഞത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਟੀ

ਪੱਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਰੋਟੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਆਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਪੁੰਜ ਜੋ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਖਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

روٹی

پکی ہوئی روٹی کا ایک سائز کا ماس جو عام طور پر کھانے سے پہلے کاٹا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

面包

一种成型的烤面包，通常在食用前切片

🇯🇵Japanese

パン

通常食べる前にスライスされる、焼いたパンの成形された塊

🇰🇷Korean

덩어리

일반적으로 먹기 전에 얇게 썰어 구운 빵 덩어리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ổ bánh mì

một khối bánh mì nướng có hình dạng thường được cắt lát trước khi ăn

🇹🇭Thai

ก้อน

ก้อนขนมปังอบรูปร่างที่มักจะหั่นก่อนรับประทานอาหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

roti

roti panggang berbentuk massa yang biasanya diiris sebelum dimakan

🇵🇭Filipino

tinapay

isang hugis na masa ng inihurnong tinapay na karaniwang hinihiwa bago kainin

🇲🇾Malay

roti

jisim berbentuk roti bakar yang biasanya dihiris sebelum dimakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رغيف

كتلة من الخبز المخبوز يتم تقطيعها عادة قبل الأكل

🇮🇷Persian

قرص نان

توده ای شکل از نان پخته شده که معمولاً قبل از خوردن برش داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

somun

genellikle yemekten önce dilimlenen, şekillendirilmiş bir pişmiş ekmek kütlesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְבַּטֵל

עיסה מעוצבת של לחם אפוי שבדרך כלל פורסים לפני האכילה

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