Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To prepare food by heating it, such as boiling, baking, or frying, to make it ready for eating.
Cook
/kʊk/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
This word has no antonymsExamples:
I can cook rice.She learned how to cook Italian food.
Etymology:
The word cook originates from the Old English cóc (male cook) or cócestre (female cook), derived from the Latin coquus, meaning to prepare food by heating.
Usage Statistics:
58 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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