parboil

[ pahr-boil ]

/ ˈpɑrˌbɔɪl /

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verb (used with object)

to boil partially or for a short time; precook.

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Origin of parboil

1400–50; late Middle English parboylen to boil partly, (rarely) to boil fully <Middle French parboillir<Late Latin perbullīre to boil through and through (see per-, boil¹); change of meaning by confusion of par- with part

Words nearby parboil

paravidya, par avion, parawing, paraxial, parazoan, parboil, parbuckle, Parca, Parcae, parcel, parcel gilding

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How to use parboil in a sentence

Place the parboiled potatoes on the grill and cook for about ten minutes on each side, until slightly charred.
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Then put them to cook in boiling water for 20 minutes in order to parboil them, after which place them in cold water again.
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To prepare creamed sweetbreads, parboil them and then separate them into small pieces with a fork or cut them into cubes.
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In order to broil sweetbreads, first parboil them in the manner just explained.
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To prepare the sweetbreads, parboil them according to the directions given in Art. 17.
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Parboil the liver, gizzard, and heart, cut them into pieces and add them to the chicken in the frying pan.
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British Dictionary definitions for parboil

parboil

/ (ˈpɑːˌbɔɪl) /

verb (tr)

to boil until partially cooked, often before further cooking

to subject to uncomfortable heat

Word Origin for parboil

C15: from Old French parboillir, from Late Latin perbullīre to boil thoroughly (see per-, boil 1); modern meaning due to confusion of par- with part

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