Blackened

/ˈblækənd/ adjective

Definition

Made black or very dark in color; darkened or charred usually by burning or heavy staining.

Etymology

From 'blacken' (to make black), which comes from 'black' (Old English 'blæc'), plus the suffix '-ed' indicating a completed action or state.

Kelly Says

In cooking, 'blackened' is a Cajun cooking technique where spices are burned onto food—but it only became popular in restaurants in the 1980s when Chef Paul Prudhomme invented the modern version and made it fashionable!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነጭ Smokey (nech' smokey)
nech' smokey
ARالعربية
أصبح أسود
as-bi'h aswad
BNবাংলা
কালো করা (kalo kara)
kalo kara
CACatalà
negrejat
ne-gre-jat
CSČeština
zatemněný
za-tem-ne-ny
DADansk
sort
sort
DEDeutsch
verdunstet
ver-dun-stet
ELΕλληνικά
μαυρισμένος (mavri-smenos)
mavri-smenos
ESEspañol
oscurecido
os-ku-ri-doh
FAفارسی
سیاه شده (siyah shode)
siyah sho-deh
FISuomi
mustutettu
mustu-tet-tu
FRFrançais
noirci
nwa-r-see
GUGU
કાર્બન (karbon)
karbon
HAHA
fari
fari
HEעברית
שחור
shochor
HIहिन्दी
काला किया (kala kiya)
kala kiya
HUMagyar
fekete
fekete
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelap
gelap
IGIG
ụkwụ ọcha
ukwu ocha
ITItaliano
oscurato
os-ku-ra-to
JA日本語
黒くした (くろくした)
kuroku shita
KKKK
қара дым (qara dim)
qara dim
KMKM
ស្អុយខ្មៅ (s'au khmaou)
s'au khmaou
KO한국어
검게 했어요 (geomege haesseoyo)
geomege haesseoyo
MRMR
कळी धुआ (kaali dhua)
kaali dhua
MSBahasa Melayu
gelap
gelap
MYမြန်မာ
ရှားပြာ (shyar pyar)
shyar pyar
NLNederlands
verdonkerd
ver-don-kerd
NONorsk
sorte
sor-te
PAPA
ਕਾਲਾ ਧੂੰ (kala dhūṁ)
kala dhūṁ
PLPolski
ciemny
chem-ni
PTPortuguês
escurocido
es-ku-ro-si-doh
RORomână
înnnegru
in-ne-gru
RUРусский
потемневший
po-tem-ne-v-shy
SVSvenska
mörk
mor-k
SWKiswahili
giza
giza
TAதமிழ்
கருமை
karumai
TEతెలుగు
검게
geomege
THไทย
ดำ
dam
TLTL
itim
itim
TRTürkçe
kara
kara
UKУкраїнська
потемнілий
po-tem-ni-liy
URاردو
سیاہ کرنا (siyah karna)
siyah karna
VITiếng Việt
đen đi
den di
YOYO
aṣọ ọkọ
aṣọ ọkọ
ZH中文
变黑了 (biàn hēi le)
bee-an hei le
ZUZU
umvuthu omnyama
umvuthu omnyama

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