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- [koo k-uh-ree]
- /ˈkʊk ə ri/
- /ˈkʊk.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koo k-uh-ree]
- /ˈkʊk ə ri/
Definitions of cookery word
- uncountable noun cookery Cookery is the activity of preparing and cooking food. 3
- noun cookery the art, study, or practice of cooking 3
- noun cookery a place for cooking 3
- noun cookery a cookhouse at a mining or lumber camp 3
- noun cookery the art, practice, or work of cooking 3
- noun plural cookery the art or practice of cooking. 1
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Origin of cookery
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, cookery is from the Middle English word cokerie. See cook1, -ery
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Parts of speech for Cookery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cookery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cookery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cookery
noun cookery
- feed — to give a fee to.
- cuisine — The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.
- snack — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- meat — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
adjective cookery
- culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
Antonyms for cookery
noun cookery
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
- beverage — Beverages are drinks.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
Top questions with cookery
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See also
Matching words
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