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cook

/ˈkʊk/KUUK
/ˈkʊk/KUUK

Meaninga cook

Common meaning: prepare food

Journey through time

  1. Latincoquus‘a cook’source
  2. Old Englishcoc‘a cook’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishcokensource
  4. Englishcook‘prepare food’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin coquus ‘a cook’.

Roots

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