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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPoached
/poʊtʃt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Cooked by simmering gently in a small amount of liquid such as water, milk, or wine.
"She ordered poached eggs with avocado for breakfast." - 2
Caught or hunted illegally from private or protected land.
"The authorities confiscated the poached ivory at the border."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'pochen', meaning to bag or pocket, which came from the Old French 'pochier' (to pocket or thrust into a bag). Over time, the culinary sense evolved in the 15th century to describe cooking an egg enclosed in its envelope or simmering food gently in liquid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poached" is said worldwide
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Poché
Transliteration: /pɔ.ʃe/
"Il mange des œufs pochés tous les matins."
Pochiert
Transliteration: /poˈʃiːɐ̯t/
"Sie hat die Eier in Essigwasser pochiert."
Affogato
Transliteration: /affoˈɡato/
"Ho ordinato un uovo affogato con il pane tostato."
Escalfado
Transliteration: /eskalfˈaðo/
"El huevo escalfado es perfecto para esta ensalada."
Poché
Transliteration: /poˈʃe/
"Ele prefere ovos pochés no café da manhã."
पोच्ड
Transliteration: pochd
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने नाश्ते में पोच्ड अंडे का ऑर्डर दिया।"
水煮
Transliteration: shuǐ zhǔ
Script: 中文汉字
"早餐我喜欢吃水煮蛋。"
수란
Transliteration: suran
Script: 한국어 한글
"아침으로 수란을 먹었다."
ポーチド
Transliteration: pōchido
Script: 日本語
"朝食にポーチドエッグを注文した。"
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