World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariescocelear
Native Script:cocear
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kos-e-ar
"Es necesario cocer parcialmente las verduras antes de saltearlas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To boil (food) until it is partly cooked.
"Parboil the potatoes before roasting them to ensure they are fluffy inside."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French parbouillir, from medieval Latin perbullire 'to boil thoroughly' (influenced by part 'partly').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parboil" is said worldwide
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précuire dans l'eau bouillante
Transliteration: prekwir dan l'o bujant
"Il faut précuire les pommes de terre avant de les faire rôtir."
vorkochen
Transliteration: foor-koh-chen
"Die Kartoffeln kurz vorkochen, bevor sie in den Ofen kommen."
scottare
Transliteration: skottare
"Bisogna scottare le patate in acqua bollente."
cocelear
Transliteration: kos-e-ar
Script: cocear
"Es necesario cocer parcialmente las verduras antes de saltearlas."
ferver parcialmente
Transliteration: fer-ver par-si-al-men-te
"Deve-se ferver parcialmente as batatas antes de assar."
अर्धबालना
Transliteration: ardh-baalna
"आलू को भूनने से पहले थोड़ा उबाल लें।"
预煮
Transliteration: yù zhǔ
"烤土豆之前先用水预煮一下。"
살짝 데치다
Transliteration: sal-jjak de-chi-da
"감자를 오븐에 넣기 전에 살짝 데치세요."
下茹でる
Transliteration: shitayuderu
"ジャガイモをローストする前に下茹でします。"
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