Dictionary · Spanish

glasear

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to glaze

    to coat with a glossy or shiny surface (pastries, ceramics, etc.)

  2. 2.

    to ice

    to cover with icing or sugar syrup

  3. 3.

    to glaze over

    to cover with a thin, smooth coating for culinary or decorative purposes

Examples

  • "La pastelera glaseó los donuts con chocolate blanco."

    The pastry chef glazed the donuts with white chocolate.

  • "Voy a glasear este pastel con un glaseado de limón."

    I'm going to ice this cake with a lemon glaze.

  • "Se glaseó la cerámica para darle brillo y durabilidad."

    The ceramic was glazed to give it shine and durability.

Usage

Common in culinary and ceramics contexts. Regular -ar verb conjugation. Often used in cooking and baking when describing pastries, donuts, and cakes. Synonymous with "esmaltar" for ceramics and "cubrir con glaseado" for baked goods.

Conjugation

Full table

Presente

indicative
yoglaseo
túglaseas
él/ella/Ud.glasea
nosotrosglaseamos
vosotrosglaseáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.glasean

Pretérito Imperfecto

indicative
yoglaseaba
túglaseabas
él/ella/Ud.glaseaba
nosotrosglaseábamos
vosotrosglaseabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.glaseaban

Pretérito Indefinido

indicative
yoglaseé
túglaseaste
él/ella/Ud.glaseó
nosotrosglaseamos
vosotrosglaseasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.glasearon

Futuro Simple

indicative
yoglasearé
túglasearás
él/ella/Ud.glaseará
nosotrosglasearemos
vosotrosglasearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.glasearán