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mescolare

mix

verb mehs-koh-LAH-reh Less Common
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: from Latin 'misculare'

Also means

stir

Usage Note

Mescolare is the everyday kitchen verb for stirring or mixing ingredients. The reflexive mescolarsi means to mingle, as in mescolarsi tra la folla ('to blend into the crowd'). In card games it means 'to shuffle'.

Examples

"Mescola bene la salsa."

Natural Translation

Stir the sauce well.

Literal Translation

Stir well the sauce.

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