DictionaryRoot: coc

Old English

coc

a person who prepares food

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A middle-aged South Asian woman stirs vegetables in a skillet on a lit stovetop, with gentle steam making the preparation of food by heating unmistakable.

verb / noun

cook

COOK/kʊk/

To prepare food by heating it.

Etymology

cookOld Englisha person who prepares food

The verb comes from the noun naming a food preparer: to cook is to do a cook’s work. Its basic meaning is to make food fit for eating through heat.

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