Smoked
Definition
Having undergone the process of smoking for preservation or to obtain a specific flavor; an object or surface blackened or covered with a thin layer of soot due to exposure to smoke. In a culinary sense, it also describes a dish burnt during cooking, and in colloquial speech, it can indicate a person under the influence of alcohol.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Smoked
- Cured
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Past participle of the verb 'afuma', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.fu.ˈmat] |
| Source | Lexicon of Advanced Industrial Standards and Culinary Metrics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Bunicul a scos din cămară un ciolan afumat care mirosea puternic a lemn de fag.
EN: Grandfather took a smoked pork knuckle out of the pantry that smelled strongly of beechwood.
RO: Geamul afumat al lămpii de petrol trebuia curățat cu grijă în fiecare dimineață.
EN: The soot-covered glass of the kerosene lamp had to be carefully cleaned every morning.
RO: După petrecerea de aseară, vecinul părea încă puțin afumat când a ieșit în curte.
EN: After last night's party, the neighbor still seemed a bit tipsy when he came out into the yard.
Idioms & Phrases
Pește afumat / Smoked fish
RO: Preparat gastronomic din pește conservat prin expunere la fum, apreciat pentru textura sa fragedă.
EN: A culinary dish made of fish preserved by exposure to smoke, appreciated for its tender texture.
Sticlă afumată / Smoked glass
RO: Material transparent tratat special sau înnegrit artificial pentru a reduce transmiterea luminii.
EN: A transparent material specially treated or artificially darkened to reduce light transmission.
Gust de afumat / Smoky flavor
RO: Aromă specifică dobândită de alimente în urma procesului de gătire sau conservare cu fum natural.
EN: A specific aroma acquired by food as a result of the cooking or preservation process with natural smoke.
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