Food / A2

ROR/rɔː/

Raw means not cooked: raw vegetables, raw fish, eat it raw. Cooked is the opposite. Fresh means recently made or picked, not the same as uncooked. Raw can also mean not processed (raw data — later). Do not write roar (a loud animal sound) for raw, or rare (uncooked steak is rare, vegetables are raw).

Meaning

Not cooked; also in a natural state, not processed.

Examples

• “Do not eat raw chicken — it must be cooked well.”
• “The salad is just raw carrot and cucumber.”
• “Wash raw meat separately from other food.”

Good to know

raw vegetables / fish. Opposite: cooked. Mix-ups: roar, rare (steak).

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