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Pronunciation / Transliteration: niçt gants durk
"Das Fleisch war noch nicht ganz durch."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not cooked enough; insufficiently heated so that it remains raw or soft in the center.
"The chicken was still pink inside and clearly undercooked." - 2
Figuratively, a plan, project, or idea that is insufficiently developed or prepared.
"The initial business strategy felt undercooked and required a complete redesign before the pitch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix under- (meaning 'insufficiently') combined with cooked, the past participle of the verb cook. The verb cook originates from the Old English cocian, tracing back to the Latin coquere, while the prefix under- stems from Proto-Germanic roots. The compound term emerged in the late Middle English period to describe food that has not been subjected to heat for a sufficient duration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Undercooked" is said worldwide
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pas assez cuit
Transliteration: pa a-ze kwi
"Le poulet était pas assez cuit au milieu."
nicht ganz durch
Transliteration: niçt gants durk
"Das Fleisch war noch nicht ganz durch."
poco cotto
Transliteration: poko kotto
"La pasta era troppo al dente, quasi poco cotta."
poco hecho
Transliteration: poko e-tʃo
"El pescado está poco hecho y no me gusta así."
mal cozido
Transliteration: maw ku-zi-du
"O bolo ficou mal cozido no centro."
कम पका हुआ
Transliteration: kam paka huva
"यह सब्ज़ी अभी भी कम पकी हुई है।"
没煮熟的
Transliteration: méi zhǔ shú de
"这个牛排没煮熟，里面还是生的。"
설익은
Transliteration: seol-ig-eun
"고기가 설익어서 다시 구워야 합니다."
生煮えの
Transliteration: namabue no
"ご飯が生煮えで硬かった。"
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