parboil en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑː.bɔɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɑːr.bɔɪl/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From 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.
Meanings
- To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parboils | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| parboiling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| parboiled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| parboiled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
parfry · parcook · parbake · parboiler
Relateds
Translations (26)
ast abacochar (partially boil) · pl podgotować (partially boil) · ta புழுக்கு (partially boil) · de blanchieren (partially boil) · bg бланширам (partially boil) · de ankochen (partially boil) · fi kiehauttaa (partially boil) · fi ryöpätä (partially boil) · pl podgotowywać (partially boil) · ta புழுங்கு (partially boil) · nrf parbouoilli (partially boil) · es sancochar (partially boil) · it sbollentare (partially boil) · bg попарвам (partially boil) · nb forvelle (partially boil) · es parboilizar (partially boil) · cmn 煮成半熟 (partially boil) · es parboilear (partially boil) · gl aferventar (partially boil) · nl blancheren (partially boil) · pt parboilizar (partially boil) · th ลวก (partially boil) · cs předvařit (partially boil) · ast amalcochar (partially boil) · sv förvälla (partially boil) · fr blanchir (partially boil)