How to Say "to overcook" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to overcook” is “arrebatar” — C1 level.
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verbC1
specifically due to high heat
Examples
No pongas el fuego tan alto o la carne se va a arrebatar.
Don't turn the heat up so high or the meat will scorch on the outside.
El guiso se arrebató y quedó crudo por dentro.
The stew cooked too fast and stayed raw on the inside.
Using 'se'
When food cooks too fast by itself, we often use 'se' (arrebatar-se) to show it's something that happened to the food.
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