Definition
To cover or encase something thickly as if in cake; to form a hard crust or coating.
Etymology
From en- + cake. Emerged in early modern English to describe something becoming crusted over or hardened, like mud encaking on boots.
Kelly Says
You might say 'mud encakes the wheels of the wagon'—there's something satisfyingly specific about this word. It's not just 'covers,' it suggests a thick, crusty, hardened layer!
Translations
DEDeutsch
einbacken
ayn-bak-en
ESEspañol
enharinar
en-ha-ree-nar
FISuomi
leivata
lei-va-ta
FRFrançais
enfourner
on-four-ner
HEעברית
להאכיל
le-ha-chil
HIहिन्दी
बेक करना
bek karna
IDBahasa Indonesia
panggang
pang-gang
ITItaliano
infornare
in-for-na-re
MSBahasa Melayu
panggang
pang-gang
NLNederlands
in de oven
in de oven
RUРусский
запечь
za-pech'
TAதமிழ்
அடுப்பில் சமைக்க
adhuppil saamai-kka
TEతెలుగు
బాగా ఉడికించు
baaga udi-kinchu
TRTürkçe
fırınlamak
fir-in-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
пікати
pi-katy
VITiếng Việt
bánh nướng
bahn nuong