half-boiled; underdone
Describes food that has been boiled but is still partially raw or insufficiently cooked. Used in cooking contexts.
This egg is half-boiled; the yolk is still runny.
Half-boiled pasta is not tasty because the core remains hard.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling with ゆで in kana; less common but still used.
Compound of 生 (nama, 'raw') and 茹で (yude, 'boiling'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'raw-boiled'.