boil
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The meaning (definition) of the word boil
to heat water until it bubbles and steams
The word boil used in a sentence
“We boil water in a pot to cook pasta for dinner.”
How the word boil is said around the world
| French | bouillir (boo-YEER) |
| Spanish | hervir (ayr-VEER) |
| Mandarin | 烧开 (show keye) |
| Hindi | उबलना (UU-buhl-nah) |
| Arabic | يغلي (eyeghlee) |
| Russian | кипятить (kyee-pyah-TYEETY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ferver (fi-ruh-VAYR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ferver (fay-ruh-VAYR) |
| Japanese | 沸騰させる (fut-tohu-sah-SAY-ru) |
| German | kochen (KAW-khuhn) |
| Urdu | ابالنا (uu-BAHL-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਉਬਾਲਣਾ (uu-BAH-luh-nah) |
| Korean | 끓이다 (kkeul-EE-dah) |
| Hebrew | להרתיח (leh-hahr-TEE-akh) |
| Greek | βράζω (VRAH-zoh) |
| Dutch | koken (KOH-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | pakuluan (pah-koo-LOO-ahn) |
| Vietnamese | đun sôi (doon sohy) |
| Turkish | kaynamak (kahy-nah-MAHK) |
| Persian | جوشاندن (joo-SHAHN-dahn) |
| Polish | gotować (gaw-TAW-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | кип'ятити (kip-YAH-ti-ti) |
| Bengali | সিদ্ধ করা (SHEED-daw KOH-rah) |
| Swedish | koka (KOO-kah) |
| Italian | bollire (bohl-LEE-ray) |
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