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
| French | pocher (poh-SHAY) |
| Spanish | escalfar (ays-kahl-FAHR) |
| Mandarin | 煮 (joo) |
| Hindi | उबलते पानी में धीरे से पकाना (uh-BUL-tay PAH-nee mayn DHEE-ray say puh-KAH-nah) |
| Arabic | يسلق (YAS-liq) |
| Russian | отваривать в воде (aht-vah-REE-vaht v vah-DYEH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | escalfar (uhsh-kahl-FAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fazer ovo pochê (fah-ZEHR OH-voo poh-SHAY) |
| Japanese | やさしくゆでる (yah-SAH-shee-ku yu-deh-ru) |
| German | pochieren (paw-SHEE-ruhn) |
| Urdu | ہلکا ابالنا (HAL-kah oo-BAHL-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਗਰਮ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਕਾਉਣਾ (GA-ram PAA-nee WICH pa-KAA-oo-nah) |
| Korean | 물에 살짝 익히다 (moo-reh SAHL-jjahk ee-KEE-dah) |
| Hebrew | לַחְלוֹט (LAHKH-loht) |
| Greek | ποσάρω (poh-SAH-roh) |
| Dutch | pocheren (po-SHAY-ruhn) |
| Tagalog | lutuin nang marahan (loo-too-EEN nahng mah-rah-HAHN) |
| Vietnamese | chần (chun) |
| Turkish | haşlamak (hahsh-lah-MAHK) |
| Persian | آبپز کردن (ahb-PAZ kar-DAN) |
| Polish | gotować (gaw-TAW-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | варити пашот (vah-REE-tee pah-SHOT) |
| Bengali | পোচ করা (pohch KAW-rah) |
| Swedish | pochera (poh-SHEH-rah) |
| Italian | cuocere in camicia (KWOH-chay-ray een kah-MEE-chah) |
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