Dictionary definition for: Parched
1. (s) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust" "land lying baked in the heat" "parched soil" "the earth was scorched and bare" "sunbaked salt flats"
2. (s) toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"
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