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- [koo k-ee]
- /ˈkʊk i/
- /ˈkʊki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koo k-ee]
- /ˈkʊk i/
Definitions of cookie word
- countable noun cookie A cookie is a sweet biscuit. 3
- countable noun cookie A cookie is a piece of computer software which enables a website you have visited to recognize you if you visit it again. 3
- noun cookie a small flat dry sweet or plain cake of many varieties, baked from a dough 3
- noun cookie a person 3
- noun cookie a piece of data downloaded to a computer by a website, containing details of the preferences of that computer's user which identify the user when revisiting that website 3
- noun cookie a small, sweet cake, variously shaped, filled, etc., but usually flat and either crisp or chewy 3
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Origin of cookie
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < Dutch koekie, dialectal variant of koekje, equivalent to koek cake + -je diminutive suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cookie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cookie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".
cookie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cookie
noun cookie
- wafer — a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored.
- confection — You can refer to a sweet food that someone has made as a confection.
- biscuit — A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
Top questions with cookie
- how to make cookie dough?
- how to make homemade cookie?
- how to delete cookie on mac?
- what is a cookie?
- how to make edible cookie dough?
See also
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