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essiccare

to dry out

verb es-seek-KAH-reh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: From Latin exsiccare (to dry up).

Also means

to desiccate

Usage Note

Essiccare means to remove moisture from something, especially in food preservation (essiccare erbe = to dry herbs, frutta essiccata = dried fruit) and industrial processes. It implies a thorough, deliberate drying rather than simple air-drying. The past participle essiccato is commonly used as an adjective: pomodori essiccati (sun-dried tomatoes).

Examples

"Essiccano i pomodori al sole d'estate."

Natural Translation

They dry tomatoes in the summer sun.

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