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scald

verb/iʃkaɫˈdaɾ/medium

es·cal·dar

Definitions

1To burn or injure with hot liquid or steam.
Be careful not to scald yourself with the boiling water.
She scalded the tomatoes to peel them more easily.
Common collocations
scald the waterscald tomatoesscald skin
2To cause a sensation of intense, uncomfortable heat.
The August sun scorched their skin.
Embarrassment scorched her cheeks.
Common collocations
scorching sunscorch one's face

Etymology

Do latim 'excaldare', de 'ex-' (intensivo) + 'calidus' (quente).

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