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Cook Kʊk Good Noun Bre John Cooked Food

Word cook
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / kʊk / NAmE / kʊk /
Example
  • john is a very good cook (= he cooks well).
  • who was the cook (= who cooked the food)?
  • she was employed as a cook in a hotel.
  • he’s a very good cook.
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cook

(noun)BrE / kʊk / NAmE / kʊk /
  1. a person who cooks food or whose job is cooking
    • compare chef
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chef
    • John is a very good cook (= he cooks well).
    • Who was the cook (= who cooked the food)?
    • She was employed as a cook in a hotel.
  2. if too many people are involved in doing something, it will not be done well
  3. Extra Examples

    • He’s a very good cook.
    • She wants to become a professional cook.
    • easy recipes for home cooks

    Word Origin

    • Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus.
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