poach

verb [T] (COOK)

/pəʊtʃ/

/poʊtʃ/

Definition

› to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid: We had poached eggs for breakfast. Do you like pears poached in red wine?Preparing food using heatPreparing food

(Definition of poach verb (COOK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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