Cookbook definition

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cookbooks
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A book containing recipes and other information for the preparation of food.
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A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
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A book containing recipes and other information about the preparation of food.
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A manual that describes how to assemble and deploy a biological or chemical weapon.
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Noun

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cookbook
Plural:
cookbooks

Origin of cookbook

  • From cook + book; possibly also a calque from German Kochbuch (de), from kochen "cook" + Buch "book".

    From Wiktionary

Cookbook Sentence Examples

  • My favorite cookbook, Apicius, is a 1,500-year-old collection of recipes from ancient Rome.

  • She is now planning to write a new cookbook.

  • My first cookbook is scheduled for release this spring.

  • A good first step to cutting fat is to buy a good low-fat cookbook.

  • Search the cookbook section as well as the crafts section for particular ideas, and make sure to use the library's online catalog as well.

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