Parboil

Origin

From Old French parbouillir ("to boil thoroughly"), from Medieval Latin perbulliō, from Latin per ("thoroughly") + bulliō ("I 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.

Online Etymology Dictionary

Full definition of parboil

Verb

1. To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.

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