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poach

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The meaning (definition) of the word poach

to cook food gently in hot water

The word poach used in a sentence

Mom likes to poach an egg gently in hot water.

How the word poach is said around the world

Frenchpocher (pohshay)
Spanishescalfar (ayskahlfahr)
Mandarin偷猎 (tōu liè)
Hindiभोंकना (bohnknah)
Arabicالصيد الجائر (ahssahyd ahljyr)
Russianбраконьерство (brakon'erstvo)
Portuguese (EU)furto (fooruhtuu)
Portuguese (BR)furto (fooruhtuu)
Japanese密猟 (mitsuryou)
Germanpochieren (pawsheeruhn)
Urduشکار (shikahr)
Punjabiਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ (shikahr kuruhnah)
Korean짓밟다 (jisbalbda)
Hebrewלַחְלוֹט (lahkhloht)
Greekαρπάζω (arpazo)
Dutchstropen (strohpuhn)
Tagalogmang-aagaw ng pagkain (mahngahgow engay pahgkyn)
Vietnamesesăn trộm (sahn chohm)
Turkishkaçak av (kahchahk ahv)
Persianشکار غیرقانونی (shaykahr kayraykahnoonee)
Polishgotować (gawtawvahch)
Ukrainianбраконьєрство (brakonyerstvo)
Bengaliপোচ করা (pohch kawrah)
Swedishtjuvja (shuvyah)
Italianbracconaggio (brahkohnahjoh)

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