cookbook en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɵkˌbɵk/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈkuːkˌbuːk/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
- (US) audio
- /ˈkʊkˌbʊk/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /ˈkʉkˌbʉk/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
Etymology
From cook + book; possibly also a calque of German Kochbuch, from kochen (“cook”) + Buch (“book”).
Meanings
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A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
They inherited an interesting nineteenth-century cookbook from their grandparents. It tells how to render lard.
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(broadly, figuratively) Any book or set of strategies and tips.
Near-synonym: playbook
The Anarchist Cookbook
Reading business biographies is interesting, but they are not cookbooks that can teach hacks how to be greats.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cook book | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cookbooks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cookbookery · cookbooklet · cookbookish
Synonyms
playbook · cookery book · recipe book
Translations (63)
hu receptkönyv (book of cooking recipes) · th ตำราอาหาร (book of cooking recipes) · nl kookboek (book of cooking recipes) · grc ὀψαρτυσία (book of cooking recipes) · gl libro de receitas (book of cooking recipes) · ru кулинарная книга (book of cooking recipes) · bg готварска кни́га (book of cooking recipes) · ja 料理の本 (book of cooking recipes) · cmn 菜譜 /菜谱 (book of cooking recipes) · lt patiekalų knyga (book of cooking recipes) · fr livre de recettes (book of cooking recipes) · nb kokebok (book of cooking recipes) · eu sukaldaritzako liburu (book of cooking recipes) · af kookboek (book of cooking recipes) · he ספר בישול (book of cooking recipes) · ru пова́ренная кни́га (book of cooking recipes) · fa کتاب آشپزی (book of cooking recipes) · ast llibru de cocina (book of cooking recipes) · cs kuchařská kniha (book of cooking recipes) · pl książka kucharska (book of cooking recipes) · pt livro de receitas (book of cooking recipes) · fr livre de cuisine (book of cooking recipes) · nv chʼiyáán ííłʼíní binaaltsoos (book of cooking recipes) · is kokkabók (book of cooking recipes) · ka რეცეპტების წიგნი (book of cooking recipes) · fi keittokirja (book of cooking recipes) · eo kuirlibro (book of cooking recipes) · ca llibre de cuina (book of cooking recipes) · hu szakácskönyv (book of cooking recipes) · it ricettario (book of cooking recipes) · sv kokbok (book of cooking recipes) · ro carte de bucate (book of cooking recipes) · kn ಅಡುಗೆಪುಸ್ತಕ (book of cooking recipes) · af resepteboek (book of cooking recipes) · es recetario (book of cooking recipes) · is uppskriftabók (book of cooking recipes) · tr yemek kitabı (book of cooking recipes) · el τσελεμεντές (book of cooking recipes) · de Kochbuch (book of cooking recipes) · yi קאָכבוך (book of cooking recipes) · ar كِتَاب طَبْخ (book of cooking recipes) · cs kuchařka (book of cooking recipes) · is matreiðslubók (book of cooking recipes) · pt livro de cozinha (book of cooking recipes) · sh kuharica (book of cooking recipes) · ms buku masakan (book of cooking recipes) · es libro de cocina (book of cooking recipes) · fo kókibók (book of cooking recipes) · nn kokebok (book of cooking recipes) · de Rezeptbuch (book of cooking recipes) · id buku masak (book of cooking recipes) · lb Kachbuch (book of cooking recipes) · ga leabhar cócaireachta (book of cooking recipes) · ko 요리책 (book of cooking recipes) · hi पाक कला पुस्तक (book of cooking recipes) · da kogebog (book of cooking recipes) · uk куліна́рна кни́га (book of cooking recipes) · et kokaraamat (book of cooking recipes) · rsk кухарка (book of cooking recipes) · be кулінарная кніга (book of cooking recipes) · ml പാചകപുസ്തകം (book of cooking recipes) · ka კულინარიული წიგნი (book of cooking recipes) · es libro de recetas (book of cooking recipes)