Parboil
/ˈpɑːrˌbɔɪl/noun
To boil food partially or briefly before finishing it by another method.
Did you know?The first part of *parboil* comes from Old French *parboillir*, meaning to boil thoroughly, so the modern word is a historical twist on an older cooking term rather than a spooky occult one.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
parboilen
“to boil partially or to boil thoroughly, depending on context”
Old French
OF
parboillir
“to boil thoroughly”
Latin
Latin
perbullīre
“to boil up thoroughly”
Latin
Latin
per- + bullīre
“through, thoroughly + to boil up”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰel-
“to bubble, swell”