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cooking en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkuːkɪŋ/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
  • /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˈkʉkɪŋ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɵkɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From cook + -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb. The use of the word cooking to describe cheap bitter was popularized by the title character of the BBC sitcom Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt (1974-1978). It refers to cooking sherry, a kind of sherry used in cooking but not suitable for drinking on its own.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Designed or suitable for culinary purposes.
    • I filled the cooking pot with water, and poured some cooking sherry into the skillet.
    • This tree bears cooking apples.
  2. (informal, not-comparable) In progress, happening.
    • The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking.
  3. (not-comparable, of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes than drinking.
    • Add 1 pint of cooking sherry and boil again for 30 minutes. 2008, Henry Smith, The Master Book of Soups, page 188:
    • JOHN JASPER: Mama says for you to come on upstairs and bring her a pint of cooking sherry. BODIDDLY: You know your Mama ain’t gonna do no cooking this time of the night! 2001, Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad, Dolan Hubbard, The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Gospel Plays, Opera, and Later Dramatic Works, page 204:
    • Bone a shoulder of mutton and lay in the following pickle for 24 hours, viz.:…half pint of cooking claret…and long peppers. 1885, Bacchus(pseud.), New guide for the hotel, bar, restaurant [&c.]. Pt. 1, by Bacchus & Cordon Bleu, page 255:

cooking en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkuːkɪŋ/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
  • /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˈkʉkɪŋ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɵkɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From cook + -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb. The use of the word cooking to describe cheap bitter was popularized by the title character of the BBC sitcom Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt (1974-1978). It refers to cooking sherry, a kind of sherry used in cooking but not suitable for drinking on its own.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
    • Of nutritional benefit in cooking is a short cooking time in a minimal amount of water or steaming the vegetables. Yet, there are times when just the opposite, that is lengthy cooking, with plentiful water may be desirable to achieve mild taste–foods such as mild tasting cooked onions may benefit from lengthy cooking and plentiful water. 2014, Vickie Vaclavik, Elizabeth W. Christian, Essentials of Food Science, page 97:
    • The cooking took a long time. Fionn built a spit from the ash that the salmon had knocked down. 1995, Padraic O'Farrell, chapter 6, in Ancient Irish Legends:
    • The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […] 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 6, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
  2. (countable, rare) An instance of preparing food by using heat.
    • This culinary process is but the first in a series of cookings, of which the intracorporeal cookings constitute the rest. 1992, R. S. Khare, The Eternal Food: Gastronomic Ideas and Experiences of Hindus and Buddhists, page 194:
    • In the tiny kitchen a dozen men and a boy tried to hush their breathing, and sweltered. For it was very hot, and the pent-up odor of past cookings was stifling to men used to the open 1904, Winston Churchill, The Crossing, page 1:
    • Historian Madeleine Pelner Cosman addresses the multiple cookings of single dishes in medieval recipes. Why would a veal stew require four changes of pot and five separate cookings? 2004, Michael Symons, A History of Cooks and Cooking, page 95:
  3. (uncountable) The result of preparing food by using heat. ▸ One's ability to prepare food; cookery.
    • "I know his cooking is bad, but […]" She fluffed the pillows and placed them behind Suzanne's neck. "I thought Josh's cooking was much worse than Matt's, but I guess the bad-cook crown goes to the big guy." 2005, Diana Kirk, Sex, Lies and Rodeo Games, page 67:
    • I missed my mum's cooking while I was at university.
    • His cooking is good to mediocre and most of the time, simple and filling. 2012, J. M. Waters, Grey Falcon, page 14:
    • Azie is a charming and attentive host. His cooking is excellent and the meals he prepares seem healthy and nutritious. 2013, Anna Bromley, Wild Animals and Wedding Outfits, page 145:
    • My cooking isn't very good. I don't have any idea how to prepare a good meal.
  4. (uncountable) The result of preparing food by using heat. ▸ The style or genre of food preparation.
    • What you've produced is a perfect example of authentic Chinese cooking.
    • One of the most common styles of Japanese cooking is called nimono. 2001, Reiko Weston, Cooking the Japanese Way, page 9:
    • No one, regardless of money and status, could work very successfully outside these variables, and as a result, people's diet and cooking were largely the same, although the rich could afford more food and more variety than could the poor. 2007, Andrea Broomfield, Food and Cooking in Victorian England: A History, page 3:
    • Though sesame is a minor spice in Indian cooking, it is an important export crop there. It has a somewhat neutral, nutty taste and it is used to texture delicate cooking. 2009, Pat Chapman, India Food and Cooking: The Ultimate Book on Indian Cuisine, page 53:
  5. (uncountable) The cheapest available beer for sale in a public house.
    • ‘Pint of bitter, please,” said Reggie. ‘Pint of cooking,” said the landlord. 2009, David Nobbs, Reginald Perrin Omnibus: (Reginald Perrin), page 189:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cookings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

cooking lager · cooking liquor · home cooking · cookingware · cooking turner · cooking torch · cooking show · chaos cooking · cooking base · noncooking · cooking oil · modernist cooking · cooking sherry · induction cooking · cooking time

Descendants

クッキング

Synonyms

culinary art (skill or style of food preparation)

Translations (99)

hi पकाना (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ru гото́вка (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · gd còcaireachd (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · hu sütés-főzés (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · fi ruoanlaitto (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · es cocimiento (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · de Kochkunst (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ee nuɖaɖa (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · pt culinária (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · gl cocemento (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · tr aşçılık (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · bg го́твене (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · hu főztje (3.1. one's ability to prepare food; cookery) · ka საჭმლის მომზადება (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · fi ruoanlaitto (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ka კერძების მომზადება (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · es cocinado (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · nb kjøkken (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ko 요리 (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · la coctūra (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · nn matlaging (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · eo kuirado (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · es cocedura (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · he בִּשּׁוּל (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ru кулинари́я (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ru стряпня́ (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · tl luto (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · fi keittotaito (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · tl luto (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · nb matlagning (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · fa-ira آشْپَزی (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · cs kuchařství (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ja クッキング (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · sv matlagning (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · gd còcaireachd (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · cs kuchyně (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · fr art culinaire (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ko 료리 (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · it cucina (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · sw upishi (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · sv kök (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · el μαγειρική (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · hu konyha (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · es cochura (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · cmn 烹調 /烹调 (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ar طَبْخ (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ml പാചകം (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · sw mapishi (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ga cócaireacht (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · ga cócaireacht (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · es cocción (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ak aduane-noa (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · bg кухня (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · sw upishi (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · grc μαγειρική (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · grc ὀψοποιία (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · sk varenie (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · he בישול \ בִּשּׁוּל (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · la coctūra (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ru кулинари́я (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ga cócaráil (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · pt cozimento (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · de Kochen (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ka სამზარეულო (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · eu sukaldaritza (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · tkl tununga (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · cmn 烹飪 /烹饪 (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · bn রান্না (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · uk варі́ння (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · tg таомпазӣ (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ml പാചകം (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · nrf tchuithie (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · te వంట (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · af kook (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · pt cozinha (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · tl pagluluto (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · nb matlaging (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · de Küche (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · grc μαγειρική (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · hu főzés (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · sw mapishi (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · uk готува́ння (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · af kookkuns (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · qu chaya (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ru ку́хня (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · fr cuisine (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · fi keittäminen (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · et kokakunst (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · hu konyhaművészet (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine) · te వంట (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · cs vaření (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ja 料理 (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ka მზარეულობა (3.1. one's ability to prepare food; cookery) · pt cozinha (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · bg готварство (3.1. one's ability to prepare food; cookery) · ang ġesod (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · el μαγειρική (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · grc ὀψοποιία (1. the process of preparing food by using heat) · ee nuɖaɖa (3.2. the style or genre of food preparation; cookery; cuisine)

cooking en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkuːkɪŋ/ some Northern England, especially Northumbria
  • /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • /ˈkʉkɪŋ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɵkɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From cook + -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb. The use of the word cooking to describe cheap bitter was popularized by the title character of the BBC sitcom Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt (1974-1978). It refers to cooking sherry, a kind of sherry used in cooking but not suitable for drinking on its own.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of cook
    form of cook