noun
cookbook
KUUK-buuk
noun
1
A book containing recipes and instructions for preparing food.
"She got a new cookbook full of Italian recipes for Christmas."
2
Any collection of practical instructions or tips for a task.
"The manual reads like a cookbook for setting up the software."
How to Use Cookbook
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA book of recipes — or, more loosely, any step-by-step guide.
Word Forms
cookbooks plural
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Etymology
A compound of cook and book, possibly modelled on the German Kochbuch.