Smorch

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To burn the surface of something lightly so that it becomes slightly scorched or blackened at the edges
2. Describing the act of singeing or browning something with heat so that only its outer layer is marred
3. Lightly charring or blackening the exterior of an object through brief exposure to fire or intense heat

Etymology: "Smorch" is a rare English dialect word, recorded mainly in regional dictionaries rather than in standard usage. It describes something that is smothered or scorched, often by smoke or heat, so it sits close in sense to "smother" and "scorch." Its exact history is uncertain. The safest statement is that its meaning is clear from its dialect use while its ancestry remains unsettled.