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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARBOIL

From Old French parboillir, from Late Latin perbullīre to boil thoroughly (see per-, boil1); modern meaning due to confusion of par- with part.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARBOIL

parboil  [ˈpɑːˌbɔɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARBOIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parboil is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb parboil in English.

WHAT DOES PARBOIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parboil

Parboiling

Parboiling is the partial boiling of food as the first step in cooking. The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice. Parboiling can also be used for removing poisonous or foul-tasting substances from foodstuffs, and to soften vegetables before roasting them.

Definition of parboil in the English dictionary

The definition of parboil in the dictionary is to boil until partially cooked, often before further cooking. Other definition of parboil is to subject to uncomfortable heat.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PARBOIL

PRESENT

Present
I parboil
you parboil
he/she/it parboils
we parboil
you parboil
they parboil
Present continuous
I am parboiling
you are parboiling
he/she/it is parboiling
we are parboiling
you are parboiling
they are parboiling
Present perfect
I have parboiled
you have parboiled
he/she/it has parboiled
we have parboiled
you have parboiled
they have parboiled
Present perfect continuous
I have been parboiling
you have been parboiling
he/she/it has been parboiling
we have been parboiling
you have been parboiling
they have been parboiling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I parboiled
you parboiled
he/she/it parboiled
we parboiled
you parboiled
they parboiled
Past continuous
I was parboiling
you were parboiling
he/she/it was parboiling
we were parboiling
you were parboiling
they were parboiling
Past perfect
I had parboiled
you had parboiled
he/she/it had parboiled
we had parboiled
you had parboiled
they had parboiled
Past perfect continuous
I had been parboiling
you had been parboiling
he/she/it had been parboiling
we had been parboiling
you had been parboiling
they had been parboiling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will parboil
you will parboil
he/she/it will parboil
we will parboil
you will parboil
they will parboil
Future continuous
I will be parboiling
you will be parboiling
he/she/it will be parboiling
we will be parboiling
you will be parboiling
they will be parboiling
Future perfect
I will have parboiled
you will have parboiled
he/she/it will have parboiled
we will have parboiled
you will have parboiled
they will have parboiled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been parboiling
you will have been parboiling
he/she/it will have been parboiling
we will have been parboiling
you will have been parboiling
they will have been parboiling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would parboil
you would parboil
he/she/it would parboil
we would parboil
you would parboil
they would parboil
Conditional continuous
I would be parboiling
you would be parboiling
he/she/it would be parboiling
we would be parboiling
you would be parboiling
they would be parboiling
Conditional perfect
I would have parboil
you would have parboil
he/she/it would have parboil
we would have parboil
you would have parboil
they would have parboil
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been parboiling
you would have been parboiling
he/she/it would have been parboiling
we would have been parboiling
you would have been parboiling
they would have been parboiling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you parboil
we let´s parboil
you parboil
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to parboil
Past participle
parboiled
Present Participle
parboiling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARBOIL


aboil
əˈbɔɪl
boil
bɔɪl
Boyle
bɔɪl
emboil
ɪmˈbɔɪl
garboil
ˈɡɑːbɔɪl
gumboil
ˈɡʌmˌbɔɪl
overboil
ˌəʊvəˈbɔɪl
potboil
ˈpɒtˌbɔɪl
preboil
ˈpriːˈbɔɪl
re-boil
riːˈbɔɪl
upboil
ʌpˈbɔɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARBOIL

paratyphoid fever
paravail
paravane
paravant
parawing
paraxial
parazoa
parazoan
parazoon
parbake
parbreak
parbuckle
Parca
Parcae
parcel
parcel bomb
parcel net
parcel post
parcel shelf
parcel-gilt

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARBOIL

coconut oil
coil
crude oil
essential oil
foil
fuel oil
heavy crude oil
make one´s blood boil
motor oil
olive oil
palm oil
recoil
soil
spoil
the good oil
the soil
toil
tung oil
turmoil
vegetable oil

Synonyms and antonyms of parboil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parboil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARBOIL

Find out the translation of parboil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parboil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parboil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

parboil
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parboil
570 millions of speakers

English

parboil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलाना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إسلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

parboil
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parboil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্পূর্ণরূপে সিদ্ধ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blanchir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parboil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ankochen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

湯通しする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반숙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parboil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

parboil
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पारोलिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kavurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sbollentare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elektronika gotowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

parboil
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încinge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισοβράζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blanc heer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förvälla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parboil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parboil

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARBOIL»

The term «parboil» is regularly used and occupies the 87.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARBOIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parboil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parboil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parboil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARBOIL»

Discover the use of parboil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parboil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Prickly Pear Cactus Medicine: Treatments for Diabetes, ...
To prepare the pads for cooking, the first step is to parboil them for 10 to 20 minutes until firm yet tender. If you wish, you may add a large clove of garlic or a slice of onion to the water for flavor. The Hopi Indians, for instance, added an ear of ...
Ran Knishinsky, 2004
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Chemical Aspects of Rice Grain Quality
Table 1. Correlation coefficients between parboil-canning solids (dry matter) loss and other factors of rice quality (Webb et al 1968). Characters correlated Brown pericarp varieties from all countries Brown pericarp varieties from United States n  ...
International Rice Research Institute
3
Wokking Your Way to Low Fat Cooking
VARIATIONS. ON. THE. THEME. JICAMA SALAD Substitute: % pound jicama for the lotus root. Peel jicama. Cut into about Vfe" thick slices, or shred. & Parboil 2 minutes. ASPARAGUS SALAD Substitute: % pound - 1 pound asparagus for the  ...
Norma Chang, 1994
4
The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
TIPS FOR PREPARING Parsnips can be baked, boiled, sautéed, or steamed,but perhaps the easiest and most nutritious way to cook them is to parboil them with the skin on,then plunge them in cold water,after which the skins will slip off like ...
Michael T. Murray, Joseph E. Pizzorno, 2005
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Tofu & Soymilk Production: A Craft and Technical Manual
(III) For a chunkier variety, cut 14 ounces firm tofu into 8 pieces, parboil for 3 minutes, drain, cool, and mash lightly. Mix with 1 cup chopped celery, Vi cup each minced onion and chopped dill pickles, 6 tablespoons mayonnaise (tofu or egg), ...
William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, 2000
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How to Cook Fish
Olive Green. FRIED SHAD ROE— II Season the roes with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, dip in beaten egg, then in crumbs, and fry in fat to cover. Drain, and serve with Tomato Sauce. FRIED SHAD ROE— III Parboil the roe in salted water, ...
Olive Green, 2008
7
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book
CRUMBED KIDNEYS Parboil, drain, wipe, and split the kidneys, keeping them open with skewers. Season with pepper and salt, brush with oil, roll in crumbs, and broil, fry, or cook in a very hot oven. Make a sauce of melted butter, lemon juice, ...
Myrtle Reed
8
Boys' Life
Parboil bitter-flavored greens; that is, put them in cold water, bring it to a boil, then rinse the plants in more cold water. Some greens, like skunk cabbage, should be parboiled three times, then boiled until tender. But don't cook them into a mush ...
9
Vegetarian Times
Remove tips and strings from snow peas; parboil for 30 seconds, rinse and set aside. Parboil broccoli for 3 minutes. Rinse and set aside. Parboil watercress for 20 to 30 seconds, then chop. Chop noodles into 2-inch lengths and place in bowl .
10
B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style
When dense vegetables such as potatoes or winter squash are baked in a casserole, it's best to parboil them first to ensure they cook thoroughly during baking. Parboil sweet potatoes whole, with skin on, in boiling salted water just until fork ...
Barbara Smith, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARBOIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parboil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Home Cooking: Dak Kalguksu
Parboil the noodles in a separate pot before adding to the chicken broth. Otherwise, the soup can get very thick from all the starch the noodles ... «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
2
A summer primer to grilling backyard barbecue ribs
And remember that the only way the meat will fall off the bone is if you parboil them first (just say no!) or if you way overcook them. The best ribs ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
3
SOS Chicken Tray Bake
First step is to parboil the potatoes – this will ensure that they are nice and soft on the inside. Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the ... «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jul 15»
4
The language of cooking
I learned the difference between mince and dice, braise and saute, blanch and parboil. I was no longer mystified by words like julienne, ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Locally made gourmet sausages hit the barbecue
Daniel Lalonde, assistant manager in the meat department of Cioffi's Meat Market (4142 East Hastings Street), says you could also parboil your ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
6
Rachel Khoo: chorizo and potato pasties
Parboil for 10 minutes in a large saucepan of salted water. In the meantime, fry the chorizo in the olive oil over a medium heat for 2 minutes until ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
7
John Reit, Barbecue Champion and Judge, Shares Cooking Secrets …
The number one question I get about ribs is people want to know if I parboil them. If you think about it, parboil is simply slow cooking at 212 ... «A News Cafe, Jul 15»
8
How will Simon Cowell cope without the showgirl mother Julie
Her roast potatoes (she would parboil them thoroughly, then score the backs with a fork) were legendary, as was her immaculate appearance. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Soups, salads prevent food waste
Potatoes: If you're in a hurry, parboil potatoes until just about cooked through. Otherwise, put directly on the grill and cook slowly for about an ... «Leader-Telegram, Jul 15»
10
4th of July: Grilling perfect ribs - tips and recipes
To bath, or parboil your ribs, put them in an oven-safe dish (I use a large Dutch oven) deep enough to submerge them beneath a combination ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»

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