English Online Dictionary. What means cookbook? What does cookbook mean?
English
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Alternative forms
- cook book
Etymology
From cook + book; possibly also a calque of German Kochbuch, from kochen (“cook”) + Buch (“book”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊkˌbʊk/
Noun
cookbook (plural cookbooks)
- A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- Synonyms: cookery book, recipe book
- (by extension) Any book of strategies.