Definition of
parched has definitions from the field of food
1
[ adjective ] dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

Synonyms

baked scorched sunbaked adust

Examples

"a vast desert all adust" "land lying baked in the heat" "parched soil" "the earth was scorched and bare" "sunbaked salt flats"

Related terms

dry

2
[ adjective ] (food) toasted or roasted slightly

Examples

"parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"

Related terms

cooked

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Rhymes with

arched scorched

Phonetic and Homophones

P AA1 R CH T

Similar Spelling

parricide parachute perched parked

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