cooking
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The meaning (definition) of the word cooking
the act of making food ready by heating it
The word cooking used in a sentence
“Dad burnt the toast while cooking breakfast for everyone.”
How the word cooking is said around the world
| French | cuisiner (kwee-zee-NAY) |
| Spanish | cocinar (koh-thee-NAHR) |
| Mandarin | 做饭 (dzwoh fahn) |
| Hindi | खाना पकाना (KHAH-nah puh-KAH-nah) |
| Arabic | الطبخ (at-TABKH) |
| Russian | готовка (guh-TOHF-kuh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cozinhar (koo-zee-NYAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cozinhar (koh-zeen-YAHR) |
| Japanese | りょうり (RYOH-ree) |
| German | Kochen (KOKH-en) |
| Urdu | کھانا پکانا (KAH-na pa-KAH-na) |
| Punjabi | ਖਾਣਾ ਪਕਾਉਣਾ (KHAH-nah puh-KAH-oo-nah) |
| Korean | 요리 (YOH-ree) |
| Hebrew | בישול (bee-SHOOL) |
| Greek | μαγείρεμα (mah-YEE-reh-mah) |
| Dutch | koken (KOH-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | pagluluto (pahg-loo-loo-TOH) |
| Vietnamese | nấu ăn (nohw UN) |
| Turkish | yemek pişirme (yeh-MEK pee-SHEER-meh) |
| Persian | آشپزی (ahsh-pa-ZEE) |
| Polish | gotowanie (goh-toh-VAH-nyeh) |
| Ukrainian | готування (hoh-too-VAH-nya) |
| Bengali | রান্না (RAN-na) |
| Swedish | matlagning (MAHT-lahg-ning) |
| Italian | cucinare (koo-chee-NAH-ray) |
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