tósta
masculine
The Irish word for toast is tósta.
tósta refers to toasted bread.
Meaning: toasted bread (noun)
Did you know?
- In some contexts, the idea of 'toast' as a celebratory drink is expressed using deoch, meaning 'drink', rather than a word related to bread.
- When using the word in a sentence, the 't' at the beginning of tósta may undergo 'initial mutation' depending on the words preceding it, a feature absent in English.
- Because tósta is a borrowed word, you may find older speakers using descriptive phrases like arán rósta to mean 'roasted bread' instead.
Examples in context
- Sláinte!Health!
- Sláinte mhaith!Good health!
- Sláinte is táinte!Health and wealth!
Example conversation
Siobhán and Cathal are having breakfast in the kitchen.
- SiobhánCathal, an féidir leat tósta a dhéanamh?Cathal, can you make toast?
- CathalIs féidir, Siobhán. An bhfuil gá le jam?I can, Siobhán. Is jam needed?
- SiobhánBa mhaith liom jam ar an tósta, le do thoil.I would like jam on the toast, please.
- CathalBeidh sé réidh i mbeirt nó trí nóiméad.It will be ready in two or three minutes.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “toast” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
