Undercooked: meaning, definitions and examples

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undercooked

[ ˌʌndərˈkʊkt ]

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food preparation

Not cooked sufficiently; partially cooked.

Synonyms

half-cooked, rare, raw, uncooked

Examples of usage

The chicken was undercooked and still pink in the middle.
She got food poisoning from eating undercooked fish.
The pasta was undercooked and too hard to eat.

Translations

Translations of the word "undercooked" in other languages:

🇵🇹 malcozido

🇮🇳 अधपका

🇩🇪 nicht durchgegart

🇮🇩 kurang matang

🇺🇦 недоварений

🇵🇱 niedogotowany

🇯🇵 生焼け

🇫🇷 mal cuit

🇪🇸 medio crudo

🇹🇷 az pişmiş

🇰🇷 덜 익은

🇸🇦 غير مطبوخ جيدًا

🇨🇿 nedovařený

🇸🇰 nedovarený

🇨🇳 未煮熟

🇸🇮 premalo kuhan

🇮🇸 óeldaður

🇰🇿 шала піскен

🇬🇪 ნედლად მოხარშული

🇦🇿 az bişmiş

🇲🇽 medio crudo

Word origin

The word 'undercooked' originated from the combination of 'under' and 'cooked'. It first appeared in the early 20th century, specifically in the context of food preparation. The term is commonly used to describe food that has not been cooked sufficiently or thoroughly. In culinary settings, undercooked food can pose health risks due to potential bacterial contamination or incomplete cooking of ingredients.