cuit au four
In French, "baked" is translated as cuit au four. Wiktionary also lists cuit.
Meaning: cooked by baking (adj)
Ways to say it
| French | IPA |
|---|---|
| cuit au four | |
| cuit | /kɥi/ |
The term is used to describe food that has been cooked by baking. While cuit is the general term for "cooked," adding au four specifies the method of cooking.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase cuit au four literally means "cooked in the oven."
Which one should you use?
The word cuit means "cooked" in a general sense and does not inherently specify that the method used was baking. To explicitly state that something was baked, use cuit au four.
How does it change in a sentence?
The past participle must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. While cuit is the masculine form, you should use cuite for feminine nouns and cuits or cuites for plural nouns.
Did you know?
- The expression être cuit is a common way to say someone is completely doomed or has no chance of succeeding.
- In French, you often use the verb cuire to describe something ripening, such as fruit, rather than just cooking it with heat.
- The word four for 'oven' shares a common ancestor with the English word 'furnace', both tracing back to a root meaning 'warm' or 'hot'.
Examples in context
- Elle a cuit du pain.She baked bread.This sentence shows how to use the form cuit with bread.Tatoeba #2270226 by sacredceltic, translation #2230205 by Hybrid
- Je l'ai cuit ce matin.I baked it this morning.This sentence shows how to use the form cuit to refer to an object.Tatoeba #2269969 by sacredceltic, translation #2230230 by Hybrid
- Je l'ai cuit pour toi.I baked it for you.This sentence shows how to use the form cuit when baking something for someone else.Tatoeba #2269982 by sacredceltic, translation #2230228 by Hybrid
- Les pommes de terre sont cuites au four.The potatoes are baked.
- Les cookies nécessitent une cuisson au four.The cookies require baking.
- 12 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are in a kitchen looking at a dish.
- ChloéEst-ce que ce poisson est cuit au four ?Is this fish baked?
- LucasOui, il est cuit au four avec des herbes.Yes, it is baked with herbs.
- ChloéIl a l'air délicieux, Lucas.It looks delicious, Lucas.
- LucasMerci, Chloé, j'espère que tu aimeras.Thanks, Chloé, I hope you will like it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “baked” translations and entries cuit, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuit, four, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
