pare definition cooking
Definition of Pare. Definition: To remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable using a swivel-bladed peeler or sharp paring knife. Examples: The apple should be cored and pared before chopping. Pare is kind of an old-fashioned term, and isn't used much in recipes anymore. It just means to peel something.
Definition of parse for English Language Learners. 1  grammar : to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other. : 2  to study (something) by looking at its parts closely.