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parboils
We have found lemma(root) word of parboils : parboil.
Definitions
[ˈpɑːbɔɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- partly cook (food) by boiling
(e.g: parboil the vegetables in salted water for about 5 minutes)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French parbouillir, from late Latin perbullire ‘boil thoroughly’, from Latin per- ‘through, thoroughly’ (later confused with part) + bullire ‘to boil’
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