parboil

- See Also:
- - parastatal
  - parasuicide
  - parasympathetic
  - parasynthesis
  - paratha
  - parathion
  - parathyroid
  - paratroops
  - paratyphoid
  - paravane
  - parboil
  - parbuckle
  - parcel
  - parcel-gilt
  - parch
  - parchment
  - parclose
  - pard
  - pardalote
  - pardon
  - pardoner
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parboil/ˈpɑːbɔɪl/

▶verb partly cook by boiling.

– origin ME: from OFr. parbouillir, from late L. perbullire ‘boil thoroughly’, from L. per- ‘through, thoroughly’ (later confused with part) + bullire ‘to boil’.

'parboil' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "parboil" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "parboil".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "parboil" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "parboil" at dictionary.com

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Report an inappropriate ad.

Online Language Dictionaries

parboil