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parboiled

parboiled is the simple past and past participle of parboil.

Meaning of parboil

Verb

parboil (third-person singular simple present parboils, present participle parboiling, simple past and past participle parboiled)

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

Adjective

parboiled (comparative more parboiled, superlative most parboiled)

  1. partially boiled

Forms of parboiled

comparativemore parboiled
superlativemost parboiled

Words formed from parboiled

Questions about parboiled

What does parboiled mean?
Parboiled means partially boiled.
What is parboiled the simple past and past participle of?
Parboiled is the simple past and past participle of parboil.
What part of speech is parboiled?
Parboiled is an adjective.

Words near parboiled in the dictionary

  1. parbaking
  2. Parbatipur
  3. parbendazole
  4. Parbhani
  5. parboil
  6. parboiled
  7. parboiler
  8. parboilers
  9. parboiling
  10. parboilings
  11. parboils

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