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precook

/ˈpɹiˈkʊk/ verb

to partially or completely cook in advance

Word Origin Precook is exactly what it looks like: 'pre-' from Latin 'prae' (before) plus 'cook' from Latin 'coquere'. So it's cooking something in advance. The root 'coquere' is a culinary star — it gives us 'concoct' (to cook together), 'biscuit' (twice-cooked), and even 'cuisine' (kitchen, cooking). The PIE root *pekw- also gave us 'cook' itself.

verb to partially or completely cook in advance

To save time during the dinner party, I decided to precook the lasagna and just reheat it before serving.

(动词) 预煮

为了在晚宴上节省时间，我决定预先煮好千层面，上桌前只需重新加热。

(verbo) precocinar; cocinar por adelantado [cocinar parcial o totalmente por adelantado]

Para ahorrar tiempo durante la cena, decidí precocinar la lasaña y simplemente recalentarla antes de servir.

(verbe) précuire; cuire à l'avance; préparer à l'avance [Cuisiner en tout ou en partie à l'avance ; précuire.]

Pour gagner du temps pendant le dîner, j'ai décidé de précuire les lasagnes et de les réchauffer juste avant de servir.

(Verb) vorbacken; vorkochen; vorbereiten [Ein Gericht teilweise oder vollständig im Voraus garen, um Zeit zu sparen oder die Zubereitung zu erleichtern.]

Um während der Dinnerparty Zeit zu sparen, entschied ich mich, die Lasagne vorzukochen (**to precook**) und sie vor dem Servieren nur noch aufzuwärmen.

(動詞) 料理を前もって（部分的に、または完全に）行うこと

ディナーパーティーの時間がないため、ラザニアを前もって調理しておき、提供前に温め直すことにした。

(verbo) pré-cozinhar [cozinhar parcial ou completamente com antecedência]

Para economizar tempo durante a festa de jantar, decidi pré-cozinhar a lasanha e apenas reaquecê-la antes de servir.

Synonyms: pre-cook parboil blanch par-cook pre-prepare
Word parts: pre + cook

Related words

cooker cookery

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