poach — to cook an egg by breaking it into gently boiling water
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to cook an egg by breaking it into gently boiling water
Pronunciation (IPA): /poʊtʃ/
Korean meaning: 달걀을 끓는 물에 깨뜨려 넣어 삶다
Korean pronunciation: **포**치
Example Sentences
- The chef's secret to perfect poached eggs is adding vinegar to the water
- My neighbor keeps poaching my WiFi password - I should change it!
- The tech giant was accused of poaching the best programmers with ridiculously high salaries
poach
VERB//poʊtʃ//
to cook an egg by breaking it into gently boiling water

to cook an egg by breaking it into gently boiling water
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Origin
고대 프랑스어 'pochier'에서 유래되었으며, '주머니에 넣다'라는 의미였습니다. 달걀 흰자가 노른자를 감싸는 모양이 주머니와 비슷해서 붙여진 이름입니다.
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“The chef's secret to perfect poached eggs is adding vinegar to the water”
“My neighbor keeps poaching my WiFi password - I should change it!”
“The tech giant was accused of poaching the best programmers with ridiculously high salaries”
“Rangers patrol the forest to prevent people from poaching endangered species”
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