precook

[ pree-kook ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to cook (food) partly or completely beforehand, so that it may be cooked or warmed and served quickly at a later time.

Origin of precook

1
First recorded in 1945–50; pre- + cook1

Other words from precook

  • pre·cook·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for precook

precook

/ (priːˈkʊk) /


verb(tr)
  1. to cook (food) beforehand

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