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Word: Parboil
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French parbouillir, from late Latin perbullire ‘boil thoroughly’, from Latin per- ‘through, thoroughly’ (later confused with part) + bullire ‘to boil’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɑːbɔɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
partly cook (food) by boiling
Short Definition:partly cook food by boiling
Examples:- parboil the vegetables in salted water for about 5 minutes
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