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Cooking Traditional ˈkʊkɪŋ Home Food Book Indian Restaurant

Word cooking
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkʊkɪŋ / NAmE / ˈkʊkɪŋ /
Example
  • my husband does all the cooking.
  • a book on indian cooking
  • the restaurant offers traditional home cooking (= food similar to that cooked at home).
  • they serve good french cooking.
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cooking

(noun)BrE / ˈkʊkɪŋ / NAmE / ˈkʊkɪŋ /
  1. the process of preparing food
    • My husband does all the cooking.
    • a book on Indian cooking
  2. food that has been prepared in a particular way
    • The restaurant offers traditional home cooking (= food similar to that cooked at home).
    • They serve good French cooking.

    Extra Examples

    • Her cooking is wonderful.
    • I miss my mother’s good home cooking.
    • I use yogurt a lot in cooking.
    • Stir the mixture to prevent the beans sticking to the bottom during cooking.
    • We enjoyed some of her gourmet cooking.
    • Who does most of the cooking in your house?
    • traditional English cooking
    • traditional southern cooking
    • I bought a book on Indian cooking.
    • The restaurant offers traditional home cooking.
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