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hauduttaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coddle verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
  • poach verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.
  • simmer verb To cook gently in liquid just below boiling point.
  • stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.

Senses

hauduttaa is used for these senses in English:

  • coddle (transitive) To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
  • crockpot (transitive) To cook (food) in a slow cooker.
  • poach (transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
  • simmer (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  • stew (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.

coddle — full definition

  1. verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
  2. verb To cook gently in water just below boiling point, especially of eggs.

poach — full definition

  1. verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.
  2. verb To illegally hunt or catch animals on someone else's land or in a protected area.
  3. verb To lure an employee, client, or idea away from a competitor.

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