Torrefy
/ˈtɔːrɪfaɪ/noun
To dry or roast something with heat, especially to remove moisture.
Did you know?Torrefy comes from Latin torrefacere, built from torrere, meaning “to scorch” or “dry by heat,” a root tied to burning, roasting, and the transformation of matter through fire.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ters-
“to dry”
Latin
Latin
torrēre
“to dry by heat, scorch, roast”
Latin
Latin
torrefacere
“to roast, dry by heat”
Late Middle English
English
torrefien
“to dry or roast with heat”
Modern English
English
torrefy
“to dry or roast, especially by heating”