cook
gb/kˈʊk/ us/kˈʊk/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 2400
Maana
maana 0
Kitenzi
A1
action
1
Prepare food with heat
To make food ready to eat by using heat.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to cook [food] [in/on/with something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cook' with 'bake' or 'boil'; remember that 'cook' is more general and includes all heating methods.
Visawe
prepare (More general; can refer to making food without heat.)
|
bake (Refers specifically to cooking in an oven with dry heat.)
Vinyume
eat raw (Describes consuming food without cooking it.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
cook dinner
|cook rice
|cook a meal
|cook on the stove
|cook from scratch
Mada
daily life
|food
|home
|food_drink
|daily_life
Mifano
- She loves to cook Italian dishes for her friends.
- I usually cook rice in a pot on the stove.
- They cooked the vegetables until they were soft.
- He cooked breakfast for the whole family.
- We decided to cook our own dinner instead of ordering out.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I cook rice every day.
- My mother cooks soup for lunch.
- We cook fish in the kitchen.
- He cooks eggs in the pan.
Nomino
A1
entity
2
Person who cooks food
Someone who makes food ready to eat, especially as a job.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse 'cook' (noun) with 'chef'; 'chef' usually implies formal training and higher status in professional kitchens.
Visawe
chef (Often refers to a highly trained professional cook, especially in restaurants.)
Vinyume
diner (Refers to someone who eats the food, not prepares it.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
professional cook
|good cook
|head cook
|home cook
Mada
daily life
|food
|jobs
|food_drink
|work
Mifano
- The cook prepared a delicious three-course meal.
- She works as a cook in a busy restaurant.
- Our camp had a talented cook who could make anything taste great.
- He hired a cook to help with the party.
- The head cook supervised the kitchen staff.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The cook makes food in the kitchen.
- My aunt is a good cook.
- The cook works in a hotel.
- We talked to the cook after dinner.
Kitenzi
informal
B2
action
3
Develop or go well quickly
To happen or move fast and well (informal).
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may interpret this literally as related to food; in informal contexts, it means progressing well or quickly.
Visawe
progress (More formal; does not carry the energetic connotation.)
Vinyume
stall (Means to slow down or stop progress.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
really cooking now
|things are cooking
Mada
informal speech
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The project is really cooking now that we got funding.
- Once we fixed the engine, the car was cooking down the highway.
- Our plan was cooking until we hit an unexpected problem.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The game is cooking now.
- Our team is cooking after the break.
- The show is cooking tonight.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
cook
IPA
GB/kˈʊk/
US/kˈʊk/
Silabi na mkazo
cook (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (cook)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: cook
- Plural: cooks
Verb
- Base: cook
- 3rd Person Singular: cooks
- Present Participle: cooking
- Past: cooked
Familia ya neno
Forms
cooks
noun
cooking
verb
cooked
verb
Core family
cooker
noun A2
Related words
cookbook
noun
cookery
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uncooked
adjective
Advanced or less common
overcook
verb
undercook
verb
Semi
cook out
1/kˈʊk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Cook and eat outside on a grill
To make and eat food outside, often on a grill or barbecue.
Mifano
- We're going to cook out by the lake this weekend.
- They cooked out in the backyard for the holiday.
cook the books
1/kˈʊk ðə bˈʊks/
idiom
informal
Falsify financial records
To change financial numbers dishonestly to hide the truth.
Mifano
- The manager was arrested for cooking the books.
- They cooked the books to make the company look profitable.
cook up
1/kˈʊk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
informal
Invent or plan something secretly
To make or plan something, often secretly or not honestly.
Mifano
- They cooked up a plan to surprise their friend.
- He cooked up an excuse for being late.
too many cooks spoil the broth
1/tˈu mˈɛni kˈʊks spˈɔɪl ðə bɹˈɔθ/
idiom
Too many people can ruin a task
If too many people work on the same thing, it might not turn out well.
Mifano
- We had five designers on one small project—too many cooks spoil the broth.
- Let's keep the team small; too many cooks spoil the broth.
what's cooking?
1/wˈʌts kˈʊkɪŋ ‖/
fixed phrase
informal
What is happening now?
A friendly way to ask what is happening or what someone is doing.
Mifano
- Hey, what's cooking? Anything fun today?
- What's cooking at work these days?