parboil

🇺🇸 /ˈpɑːrbɔɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɑːbɔɪl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to partially cook food by boiling it

I need to parboil the potatoes before finishing them in the oven.

translation

v. to partially cook food by boiling it

Word Forms

3rd Present parboils
Past parboiled
Perfect parboiled
Progressive parboiling