Definitions
cook (vegetables) briefly
Word origin
From Middle English parboyle, from Old French parbouillir (“to boil thoroughly”), from Medieval Latin perbulliō, from Latin per (“thoroughly”) + bulliō (“to boil”). Sense “to boil partially” (c.1440), rather than original “to boil thoroughly” is by corruption: associating the prefix with part (from Latin pars (“part”)) rather than per.
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Cook briefly first”7 letters
02“Partly cook in water”7 letters
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