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Cookbooks Meaning in English

word · lemma: cookbook

ˈkʊkˌbʊks
KOOK-books
kˈʊkbʊks
KOOK-books

Definition

Books that contain recipes and instructions for making different kinds of food.

Usage & Nuances

Usually countable and used in the plural when talking about more than one book. 'Cookbook' is for a single book; use 'cookbooks' for collections. Modern 'cookbooks' may also refer to digital or online recipe collections.

Example Sentences

She has three cookbooks on her kitchen shelf.

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Many cookbooks include pictures of the finished dishes.

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He learned to bake bread from his grandmother’s old cookbooks.

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I like to collect vintage cookbooks just to look at the old recipes.

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Nowadays, lots of people use apps instead of traditional cookbooks.

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Some celebrity chefs have published bestselling cookbooks.

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