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surgelare

to deep-freeze

verb soor-jeh-LAH-reh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: From sur- (intensive prefix, from French sur-) + gelare (to freeze), Latin gelare.

Also means

to freeze (food)

Usage Note

Surgelare means to industrially or domestically quick-freeze food. Surgelato as an adjective/noun means 'frozen' or 'frozen food': i surgelati (frozen foods). It differs from congelare, which can also mean to freeze but is more general; surgelare implies rapid freezing to preserve quality.

Examples

"Puoi surgelare il pane fresco."

Natural Translation

You can freeze fresh bread.

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