Cookery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪptəɡˌeɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʊkəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʊkəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪptəɡˌeɪm/.

Examples

cooking can be a great art
people are needed who have experience in cookery
he left the preparation of meals to his wife

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preparation cooking

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat “cooking can be a great art”

Word Forms

cook	verb	prepare a hot meal
prepare	verb	prepare for eating by applying heat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kochen

der Vorgang der Zubereitung von etwas (als Nahrung) durch Anwendung von Hitze

🇫🇷French

cuisine

l'acte de préparer quelque chose (comme de la nourriture) par l'application de chaleur

🇪🇸Spanish

cocina

el acto de preparar algo (como alimento) mediante la aplicación de calor

🇮🇹Italian

cucina

l'atto di preparare qualcosa (come cibo) mediante l'applicazione del calore

🇳🇱Dutch

koken

de handeling van het bereiden van iets (als voedsel) door toepassing van warmte

🇵🇹Portuguese

culinária

o ato de preparar algo (como alimento) pela aplicação de calor

🇷🇺Russian

кулинария

процесс приготовления чего-либо (пищи) с применением тепла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रसोई का काम

ऊष्मा के प्रयोग द्वारा कुछ (भोजन के रूप में) तैयार करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

রান্না

তাপ প্রয়োগের মাধ্যমে কিছু (খাদ্য হিসাবে) প্রস্তুত করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சமையல்

வெப்பத்தைப் பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் எதையாவது (உணவாக) தயாரிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వంటకం

వేడిని ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా ఏదైనా (ఆహారంగా) తయారుచేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वयंपाक

उष्णता वापरून काहीतरी (अन्न म्हणून) तयार करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

રસોઈ

ગરમીના ઉપયોગ દ્વારા કંઈક (ખોરાક તરીકે) તૈયાર કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡುಗೆ

ಶಾಖದ ಅನ್ವಯದಿಂದ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ (ಆಹಾರವಾಗಿ) ತಯಾರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാചകം

ചൂട് പ്രയോഗിച്ച് എന്തെങ്കിലും (ഭക്ഷണമായി) തയ്യാറാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸੋਈ

ਗਰਮੀ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੁਝ (ਭੋਜਨ ਵਜੋਂ) ਤਿਆਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھانا پکانے

گرمی کے استعمال سے کسی چیز کو (کھانے کے طور پر) تیار کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

烹饪

通过加热来准备某物（例如食物）的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

料理

熱を加えて何か（食べ物として）を準備する行為

🇰🇷Korean

요리법

열을 가하여 무언가(음식)를 준비하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nấu ăn

hành động chuẩn bị thứ gì đó (làm thức ăn) bằng cách sử dụng nhiệt

🇹🇭Thai

การปรุงอาหาร

การเตรียมบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (เป็นอาหาร) โดยการใช้ความร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

masakan

tindakan menyiapkan sesuatu (sebagai makanan) dengan menggunakan panas

🇵🇭Filipino

pagluluto

ang gawa ng paghahanda ng isang bagay (bilang pagkain) sa pamamagitan ng paglalapat ng init

🇲🇾Malay

masakan

perbuatan menyediakan sesuatu (sebagai makanan) dengan menggunakan haba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فن الطبخ

عملية تحضير شيء ما (كطعام) عن طريق تطبيق الحرارة

🇮🇷Persian

آشپزی

عمل آماده کردن چیزی (به عنوان غذا) با اعمال گرما

🇹🇷Turkish

aşçılık

ısı uygulamasıyla bir şeyi (yiyecek olarak) hazırlama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָמָנוּת הַבִּשׁוּל

פעולת הכנת משהו (כמזון) על ידי הפעלת חום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cookery'?

The primary meaning of 'cookery' is 'the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat'.

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Using 'cookery' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cookery' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cookery' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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