[ˈpɑːbɔɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- partly cook (food) by boiling
(e.g: parboil the vegetables in salted water for about 5 minutes)


Phrases:

Origin:
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’