cookbook

/ˈkʊkˌbʊk/

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Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

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noun

"They inherited an interesting nineteenth-century cookbook from their grandparents. It tells how to render lard."
"Near-synonym: playbook"
"The Anarchist Cookbook"
"Reading business biographies is interesting, but they are not cookbooks that can teach hacks how to be greats."

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

cookbooks (plural) cook book (alternative)

cookbookery cookbookish cookbooklet

lookbook

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How do you pronounce cookbook?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʊkˌbʊk/.

What does cookbook mean?

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

Where does cookbook come from?

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

How to pronounce cookbook

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