charred

charred

burned or reduced to charcoal; scorched; singed

Not to be confused with:

chard – a variety of beet with leaves that are used as a vegetable

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. See Synonyms at burn¹.

v.intr.

1. To become scorched.

2. To become reduced to carbon or charcoal.

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 salmonid fishes of the genus Salvelinus, usually having a dark body with light spots, and including the arctic char, the brook trout, and the lake trout.

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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.]

charred

(tʃɑːd)

adj

burnt and blackened

Translations

charred

[tʃɑːd] ADJ → carbonizado

charred

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

charred

a. carbonizado-a.