From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishparboilpar‧boil /ˈpɑːbɔɪl $ ˈpɑːr-/ verb [transitive] DFCto boil something until it is partly cooked→ See Verb tableOrigin parboil (1400-1500) Old French parboillir “to boil thoroughly”, from Late Latin, from Latin per- “thoroughly” + bullire “to boil”; influenced by part
