precook

[ pree-koo k ]
/ priˈkʊk /

verb (used with object)

to cook (food) partly or completely beforehand, so that it may be cooked or warmed and served quickly at a later time.

Origin of precook

First recorded in 1945–50; pre- + cook1

OTHER WORDS FROM precook

pre·cook·er, noun

Words nearby precook

preconquest, preconscious, preconsonantal, precontract, preconvulsive, precook, precool, precordia, precordial lead, precordium, precostal anastomosis

British Dictionary definitions for precook

precook
/ (priːˈkʊk) /

verb (tr)

to cook (food) beforehand