charred

char ¹  (chär)

v. charred, char·ring, chars

v.tr.

1. To burn the surface of; scorch.

2. To reduce to carbon or charcoal by incomplete combustion.

v.intr.

1. To become scorched.

2. To become reduced to carbon or charcoal. See Synonyms at burn¹.

n.

A substance that has been scorched, burned, or reduced to charcoal.

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[Back-formation from charcoal.]

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char ² also charr  (chär)

n. pl. char or chars also charr or charrs

Any of several fishes of the genus Salvelinus, especially the arctic char, related to the trout and salmon.

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[Origin unknown.]

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char ³  (chär) Chiefly British

n.

A charwoman.

intr.v. charred, char·ring, chars

To work as a charwoman.

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[Middle English, a piece of work, from Old English cierr, a turning.]

Translations

charred [tʃɑːd] ADJ → carbonizado

charred [ˈtʃɑː^rd] adj (= burnt) [remains, bodies] → carbonisé(e)