ˈblækən tʃɑː tʃɑɹ tʃɑː tʃɑɹ

kəʊl koʊl skɔːtʃ skɔɹtʃ burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color The cook blackened the chicken breast The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece the flames scorched the ceiling any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus burn to charcoal Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything a human female employed to do housework the char will clean the carpet Oh, good. The cleaning lady came, so I don't have to be embarrassed. a charred substance