cuit

IPA/kjˈuːɪt/
IPA/kjˈuːɪt/

cuit — noun

1. a thick, sweet syrup produced by boiling freshly pressed grape juice until most

1.名詞
釋義

a thick, sweet syrup produced by boiling freshly pressed grape juice until most of the water has evaporated, used as a sweetener or topping in cooking and baking.

例句

Bao used a spoonful of cuit to sweeten his morning yogurt instead of sugar.

countable: a spoonful of cuit

Cuit is made by simmering fresh grape juice until it turns thick and dark.

passive: made by simmering [ingredient] for [time]

同義詞
  • grape syrup

    broader term; grape syrup can be made from grape juice concentrate, not necessarily by boiling down must

  • vin cuit

    the original French name for the same product

文法句型

[uncountable] used as uncountable noun; [countable] refers to a type or brand

用法筆記

A specialist French culinary term, not used in everyday conversation. Cuit is different from ordinary grape syrup because it uses unfermented grape must rather than fully fermented wine.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a cuit at the store.
✅I bought a jar of cuit at the store.
💡Cuit is treated as a mass noun; use 'a jar of' or 'a bottle of' to refer to a single container.