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Meanings of char in English

Catalan
dona de la neteja

A human female employed to do housework.

dona de la neteja
Catalan
bleir

Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.

bleir
Catalan
socarrar-se

Burn to charcoal.

socarrar-se

Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus.

Usage of char in English
1
The char-à-banc will be at the door at a quarter to four.
The Californians
2
One of my favorite ways to make fire is to char cloth.
Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
3
The quickening wind brought the stench of char and lightning to Raif.
A Fortress of Grey Ice
4
Speech of Ar ca we char chi the half man 3d Chief
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
5
Flames are not your food's friends -they will char it unpleasantly.
Jamaica Observer
6
I wish we were going on a coach instead of a char-à-banc.
Sisters Three
7
She'd left the oven baking, so the lamb got burned to char.
Audrey's door
8
Heat the sauce and glaze the venison, then sprinkle with baby char.
The Guardian
9
Jenn paused with a piece of char siu pork in her chopsticks.
Sushi for one?
10
But tell me, I pray you, is not this char cooked yet?
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
11
Only in the backdraft do I smell the char of singed meat.
Hull zero three
12
The produced char, pyrolysis oil and syngas were quantified to determine product distribution.
Pubmed
13
The meats, often marinated, are prepared over an open char grill.
The Irish Times
14
A population of rare Arctic char has been discovered in a Kerry lake.
The Irish Times
15
When char grilling oil is not required as it is in the rub.
Radio NZ
16
Grill for a few minutes until they are starting to char.
The Irish Times
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United States of America
Common
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