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poached

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poach 1  (pch)
tr.v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es
To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid: Poach the fish in wine.
[Back-formation from Middle English poched, poached, from poche, dish of poached eggs, from Old French, from past participle of pochier, to poach eggs, from poche, pocket, bag (from their appearance), of Germanic origin.]
poacha·ble adj.
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Adj.1.poached - cooked in hot water
boiled, stewed
cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
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poached [pəutʃt] adj [egg] → escalfado
poached [pəutʃt] poach adj [egg] → poché(e)
poached [pəutʃt] poach adj poached eggs → verlorene Eier
poached [pəutʃt] adj [egg] → affogato/a
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