cooking

noun

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

The result of preparing food by using heat.

(uncountable) One's ability to prepare food; cookery.

(uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.

(uncountable) The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house.

(countable, rare) An instance of preparing food by using heat.

adjective

Designed or suitable for culinary purposes.

(informal) In progress, happening.

(of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes than drinking.

Roots

coquocook- · Latin · cook, ripen

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