cooking
The process of preparing food by using heatThe process of preparing food by using heat.
Translations
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Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)The process of preparing food by using heat.
Kochen
гото́вкаgotóvka, кулинари́яkulinaríja, стряпня́strjapnjá
готува́нняhotuvánnja, варі́нняvarínnja
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
The result of preparing food by using heat.
(uncountable)The style or genre of food preparation.
What you've produced is a perfect example of authentic Chinese cooking.
Küche, Kochkunst
ку́хняkúxnja, кулинари́яkulinaríja
(uncountable)One's ability to prepare food; cookery.
My cooking isn't very good. I don't have any idea how to prepare a good meal.
I missed my mum's cooking while I was at university.
More meanings 2
(uncountable)The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house.
(countable, rare)An instance of preparing food by using heat.
Origin
From cook + -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb. The use of the word cookingFrom cook + -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb. The use of the word cooking to describe cheap bitter was popularized by the title character of the BBC sitcom Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt (1974-1978). It refers to cooking sherry, a kind of sherry used in cooking but not suitable for drinking on its own.
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Forms
plural: cookingsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat:cookerypreparation
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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