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cook

(ko͝ok)

v. cooked, cook·ing, cooks

v.tr.

1. To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat.

2. To prepare or treat by heating: slowly cooked the medicinal mixture.

3. Slang To alter or falsify so as to make a more favorable impression; doctor: disreputable accountants who were paid to cook the firm's books.

v.intr.

1. To prepare food for eating by applying heat.

2. To undergo application of heat especially for the purpose of later ingestion.

3. Slang To happen, develop, or take place: What's cooking in town?

4. Slang To proceed or perform very well: The band really got cooking after midnight.

A person who prepares food for eating.

Phrasal Verb:

cook up Informal

To fabricate; concoct: cook up an excuse.

Idiom:

cook (one's) goose Slang

To ruin one's chances: The speeding ticket cooked his goose with his father. Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.

[Middle English coken, from coke, cook, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin *cōcus, from Latin cocus, coquus, from coquere, to cook; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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cook•ing

(ˈkʊk ɪŋ)

adj.

1. used in preparing foods: a cooking utensil.

2. fit to eat when cooked (disting. from eating): cooking apples.

[1635–45]

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Noun

cooking - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

cookery, preparation

change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

baking - cooking by dry heat in an oven

toasting, browning - cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread"

broil, broiling, grilling - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

frying, sauteing - cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

fusion cooking - cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines

braising - cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture

poaching - cooking in simmering liquid

roasting - cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours"

simmering, stewing, boiling - cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

tenderisation, tenderization - the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it

percolation - the act of making coffee in a percolator

seasoning - the act of adding a seasoning to food

cuisine, culinary art - the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

challah, hallah - (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking

Jewish rye, Jewish rye bread - (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds

calamari, calamary, squid - (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

brown sauce, Chinese brown sauce - a sauce based on soy sauce

caramelise, caramelize - convert to caramel

caramelise, caramelize - be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized"

alcoholise, alcoholize - make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes"

alcoholise, alcoholize - treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator"

conserve - preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

pickle - preserve in a pickling liquid

salt - preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

marinade, marinate - soak in marinade; "marinade herring"

can, tin, put up - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"

brine - soak in brine

fortify, lace, spike - add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"

fortify - add nutrients to; "fortified milk"

boil down, concentrate, reduce - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

boil down, decoct, concentrate, reduce - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"

ovenbake - bake in an oven; "ovenbake this chicken"

brown - fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"

coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"

fire - bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

farce, stuff - fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

baste - cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"

souse - cook in a marinade; "souse herring"

micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers"

crispen, toast, crisp - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

shirr - bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"

parboil, blanch - cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

overboil - boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"

fricassee - make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats"

stew - cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"

jug - stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"

simmer - boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

roast - cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"

barbecue, barbeque, cook out - cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest"

Translations

طَبْخ

vaření

madlavning

Kochen Küche

μαγείρεμα μαγειρική

kuirado

cocinar

ruoanlaitto

cuisinecuistance

בישול

kuhanje

főzéskonyhaművészet

cottura bollore cocente

料理

요리

готовка приготовление пищи

kuhanjekuhinja

matlagning

การทำอาหาร

pişirme

sự nấu nướng

烹饪

cooking

[ˈkʊkɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= art) → cocina f
typical Galician cooking → la típica cocina gallega
her cooking is a delight → sus platos son una delicia

2. (= process) → cocción f

B. CPD [utensils, salt] → de cocina; [chocolate] → de hacer
cooking apple N → manzana f para cocer
cooking foil N → papel m de aluminio
cooking salt N → sal f de cocina
cooking time N → tiempo m de cocción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cooking

[ˈkʊkɪŋ]

n → cuisine f
I like cooking
BUT J'aime bien faire la cuisine.

modif

[apples, chocolate] → à cuire; [salt] → de cuisine

[utensils] → de cuisine
cooking facilities
She had no cooking facilities in her room → Elle n'avait pas la possibilité de faire sa cuisine dans sa chambre.cooking oil n → huile fcooking time n → temps m de cuisson

cooking

n → Kochen nt; (= food) → Essen nt; plain cooking → einfaches Essen, Hausmannskost f; French cooking → die französische Küche, französisches Essen; his cooking is atrocious → er kocht miserabel

cooking

in cpds → Koch-;

cooking apple

n → Kochapfel m

cooking chocolate

n → Blockschokolade f

cooking facilities

pl → Kochgelegenheit f

cooking foil

n → Backfolie f

cooking salt

n → Kochsalz nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cooking

[ˈkʊkɪŋ]

1. n → cucina (attività e cibo)
boys are just as keen on cooking as girls are → anche ai ragazzi piace cucinare
she loves your cooking → adora quello che cucini tu

2. adj (apples, chocolate) → da cuocere; (utensils, salt, foil) → da cucina

cooking

→ طَبْخ vaření madlavning Kochen μαγείρεμα cocinar ruoanlaitto cuisine kuhanje cottura 料理 요리 kookkunst matlaging gotowanie cozinhar приготовление пищи matlagning การทำอาหาร pişirme sự nấu nướng 烹饪

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But the day draweth on, and I have my cooking to do ere our master cometh home; so let us e'en go and settle this brave fight we have in hand."

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This bureau stood in the corner, and in the opposite corner, on the table's other flank, was the kitchen - the oil-stove on a dry-goods box, inside of which were dishes and cooking utensils, a shelf on the wall for provisions, and a bucket of water on the floor.

When the chair was not in use, it reposed on top of the bed, though sometimes he sat on the chair when cooking, reading a book while the water boiled, and even becoming skilful enough to manage a paragraph or two while steak was frying.

Similar lists were on the wall over the oil-stove, and they were similarly conned while he was engaged in cooking or in washing the dishes.

He dissected beauty in his crowded little bedroom laboratory, where cooking smells alternated with the outer bedlam of the Silva tribe; and, having dissected and learned the anatomy of beauty, he was nearer being able to create beauty itself.

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But, Aunty, when I begin in good earnest to learn to cook don't you think the brains that enable me to win a mathematical scholarship will also enable me to learn cooking just as well?"

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Abide by thy customs, thou excellent one: grind thy corn, drink thy water, praise thy cooking,-- if only it make thee glad!

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