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料理 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cook noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
  • cooking noun The activity or process of preparing food by heating it.
  • cuisine noun A characteristic style of cooking associated with a particular region or culture.
  • culinary adj Relating to cooking or the kitchen.
  • dish noun A shallow container used for serving or holding food.

Senses

料理 is used for these senses in English:

  • cook (ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
  • cooking (uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
  • cuisine (countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
  • culinary Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
  • dish (metonym) A specific type of prepared food.

cook — full definition

  1. noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
  2. verb To prepare food by applying heat.
  3. verb (slang) To manufacture illegal drugs, especially methamphetamine.
  4. verb (informal) To tamper with or falsify records or figures.
  5. verb (informal) To be doing very well or proceeding successfully.

cooking — full definition

  1. noun The activity or process of preparing food by heating it.
  2. noun A particular style or standard of food preparation.
  3. adjective Suitable for use in preparing food rather than for eating or drinking on its own.

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