parboiling

ˈpɑrˌbɔɪlɪŋ

Definition

Definition of parboiling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cookingprocess of briefly boiling food to cook it only partway

Parboiling helps soften the potatoes before roasting them in the oven.

acerbic

caustic

Adjective

cookingpartially cooked by boiling

The parboiling potatoes were ready for roasting.

blanched

precooked

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Origin of parboiling

Old French, parboillir (to boil thoroughly)

Examples of parboiling in a sentence

Parboiling of the rice cuts down the time needed for the final fry.
The parboiling carrots were almost ready to be mashed.
She prepared the parboiling rice for the next step.

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French:précuisson, précuit, ...
German:Vorkochen, vorgekocht, ...
Italian:prebollitura, sbollentato, ...
Spanish:escaldado, sancochado, ...
Portuguese:parboilização, escaldado, ...
Chinese:焯水, 半熟的, ...
Japanese:下茹で, 下茹でされた, ...
Arabic:سَلْق جُزْئِي, مَسلوق جُزئياً, ...
Hebrew:חֲלִיטָה, מְבוּשָׁלִים מֵרֹאשׁ חֶלְקִית, ...
Russian:предварительное отваривание, предварительно отваренный, ...
Ukrainian:попереднє відварювання, підварений, ...
Hindi:पारबॉइलिंग, अर्ध-उबला, ...
Bengali:আংশিক সেদ্ধ, আংশিক সিদ্ধ, ...
Catalan:prebulliment, bullit parcialment, ...
Czech:blanšírování, předvařený, ...
Danish:forkogning, forkogt, ...
Dutch:voorkoken, voorgekookt, ...
Greek:μπλανσάρισμα, μερικώς βρασμένος, ...
Hungarian:előfőzés, előfőzött, ...
Khmer:ការស្ងោរបឋម, ស្ងោរឆ្អិនមួយផ្នែក, ...
Korean:데치기, 부분적으로 삶아진, ...
Persian:نیم‌جوش کردن, نیم‌پز, ...
Polish:obgotowanie, podgotowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):parboilização, pré-cozido, ...
Romanian:prefierbere, fiert parțial, ...
Swedish:förkokning, förkokt, ...
Thai:การลวกให้สุกพอประมาณ, ต้มสุกบางส่วน, ...
Turkish:ön haşlama, haşlanmış, ...
Vietnamese:luộc sơ, nấu sơ, ...

parboil

ˈpɑːbɔɪl

Definition of parboil - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cooking

Rare

partially cook by boiling

Rare

She decided to parboil the potatoes before roasting them..

blanch

precook

heat

Dated

subject to uncomfortable heat

Dated

The sun seemed to parboil us on the beach.

blanch

scald

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Origin of parboil

Old French, parboillir (to boil thoroughly)

Examples of parboil in a sentence

It's best to parboil the beans to reduce cooking time.
The greenhouse effect can parboil the planet.
The intense heat began to parboil the hikers.

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French:précuire, étouffer, ...
German:vorkochen, rösten, ...
Italian:bollire parzialmente, arrostire, ...
Spanish:hervir parcialmente, abrasar, ...
Portuguese:pré-cozer, assar, ...
Chinese:焯, 暴晒, ...
Japanese:下茹でする, 茹で上げる, ...
Arabic:سَلَقَ جُزْئِيًّا, شَوى, ...
Hebrew:לְבַשֵּׁל בְּחֶלְקִיּוּת, לְהַבְעִיר, ...
Russian:предварительно отварить, жарить, ...
Ukrainian:проварити, підсмажувати, ...
Hindi:अधपकाना, तपाना, ...
Bengali:আংশিক সিদ্ধ করা, অস্বস্তিকর তাপে রাখা, ...
Catalan:escaldar, abrasar, ...
Czech:povařit, rozpálit, ...
Danish:forkoge, koge, ...
Dutch:half koken, verhitten, ...
Greek:μισοβράζω, ψήνω, ...
Hungarian:előfőzni, megsütni, ...
Khmer:ស្ងោរឱ្យឆ្អិនបន្តិច, ធ្វើឱ្យក្ដៅហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:반쯤 삶다, 찌다, ...
Persian:نیم‌پز کردن, گرم کرد, ...
Polish:podgotować, prażyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-cozinhar, assar, ...
Romanian:a fierbe parțial, a coace, ...
Swedish:förkoka, koka, ...
Thai:ต้มให้สุกครึ่งหนึ่ง, เผาให้ร้อน, ...
Turkish:haşlamak, kavurmak, ...
Vietnamese:luộc sơ, thiêu đốt, ...

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