cookbook

CEFRB1

/ˈkʊkˌbʊk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A book containing recipes and instructions for preparing food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any book or set of strategies and tips.

Examples

  • I prefer the updated version of his cookbook.

  • She read a cookbook last night.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkuːkˌbuːk/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

More examples

In context

  • Will you read this cookbook?

  • They inherited an interesting nineteenth-century cookbook from their grandparents. It tells how to render lard.

  • Near-synonym: playbook

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From cook + book; possibly also a calque of German Kochbuch, from kochen (“cook”) + Buch (“book”).