noun
half-boiled; underdone
Describes food that has been boiled but is still partially raw or insufficiently cooked. Used in cooking contexts.
この卵は生茹でで、黄身がまだとろとろだ。
This egg is half-boiled; the yolk is still runny.
生茹でのパスタは芯が残っていて美味しくない。
Half-boiled pasta is not tasty because the core remains hard.
半熟 means 'half-cooked' or 'soft-boiled' and is more common for eggs, while 生茹で specifically refers to boiling and implies undercooking.
Compound of 生 (nama, 'raw') and 茹で (yude, 'boiling'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'raw-boiled'.