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precook

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P R IY1 K UH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

to partially or completely cook in advance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • precook the rice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cook English precook From pre- + cook.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: precociñar — partially or completely cook in advance
  • German: vorkochen — partially or completely cook in advance
  • Polish: gotować uprzednio — partially or completely cook in advance
  • Polish: ugotować uprzednio — partially or completely cook in advance
  • Portuguese: pré-cozinhar — partially or completely cook in advance
  • Spanish: precocinar — partially or completely cook in advance