parboil
parboil · parboils · parboiled · parboiling
blanchieren, ankochen
To boil food briefly so that it is partly cookedTo boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.
UK/ˈpɑː.bɔɪl/US/ˈpɑːr.bɔɪl/
» Tom likes parboiled rice.
Meaning
1 sensesTo boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.
blanchieren, ankochen
More definitions
- cook (vegetables) briefly
Examples
1 sentencesTom likes parboiled rice.
Translations
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By meaning 1
partially boil:
Origin
From Middle English parboyle, from Old French parbouillir (“to boil thoroughly”), from MedFrom Middle English parboyle, from Old French parbouillir (“to boil thoroughly”), from Medieval Latin perbulliō, from Latin per (“thoroughly”) + bulliō (“to boil”). Sense “to boil partially” (c.1440), rather than original “to boil thoroughly” is by corruption: associating the prefix with part (from Latin pars (“part”)) rather than per.
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Forms
parboils, parboiling, parboiled, parboiledSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- cook (vegetables) briefly:blanch
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle