cookhouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʊkˌhaʊs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From cook + house. Used in Middle English (1296) in a name (Cokehuse), perhaps referring to a kitchen or a restaurant.
Meanings
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A small building where cooking takes place.
I got the food ready, almost on time, then had to hunt down the two little boys whose job it was to ferry it from cookhouse to table and then serve it.
1979, Octavia Butler, Kindred
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
rif tiɣarɣart (a small building where cooking takes place) · ga cocús (a small building where cooking takes place) · fi muonituskeskus (a small building where cooking takes place) · ctz naʔã kīʔ (a small building where cooking takes place) · ga cistin (a small building where cooking takes place) · orh o꞉loŋki (a small building where cooking takes place) · ga áit chócaireachta (a small building where cooking takes place) · el μαγειρεία (a small building where cooking takes place)