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cookie

KUU-kee
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Cookie (noun) means (chiefly US) A small, flat, sweet baked treat. Example: “The children left a cookie and a glass of milk by the fireplace.”

noun
1
(chiefly US) A small, flat, sweet baked treat.
"The children left a cookie and a glass of milk by the fireplace."
"He grabbed a chocolate chip cookie from the jar."
"The bakery sells oatmeal cookies for a dollar each."
2
(computing) A small piece of data a website stores on a visitor's device to remember information between visits.
"A pop-up asked me to accept cookies before I could read the article."
"The site uses cookies to keep you logged in."
"She cleared her browser's cookies to stop the ads from following her."

How to use cookie

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither the sweet baked snack (American English; British English usually says "biscuit") or the small tracking file websites save in your browser.

UK vs US

In the UK, "biscuit" is the everyday word — "cookie" there usually implies an American-style soft, chunky biscuit.

Easily confused with
cache → biscuit →
Common pairings
chocolate chip cookie cookie jar accept cookies clear cookies
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Word forms

Plural
cookies
Third person singular
cookies
Past tense
cookied
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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koekie, a diminutive of koek ("cake"), ultimately related to English "cake." It has no connection to the verb "cook." The computing sense comes from the older programming term "magic cookie," a chunk of data passed between programs.

Origin: Dutch

Synonyms

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biscuit cooky

Related words

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Rhymes for cookie

pie die lie tie sie vie hie i.e. brie movie eerie moxie
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Frequently asked questions

What does “cookie” mean?
The word “cookie” means (chiefly US) A small, flat, sweet baked treat. In plain terms, either the sweet baked snack (American English; British English usually says "biscuit") or the small tracking file websites save in your browser.
How do you pronounce “cookie”?
“Cookie” is pronounced KUU-kee (/ˈkʊki/ in IPA).
How do you use “cookie” in a sentence?
Here is “cookie” used in a sentence: “He grabbed a chocolate chip cookie from the jar.”
What part of speech is “cookie”?
“Cookie” is a noun.
Where does the word “cookie” come from?
The word “cookie” comes from Dutch.
Is “cookie” a common word?
“Cookie” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.
How many meanings does “cookie” have?
“Cookie” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: (chiefly US) A small, flat, sweet baked treat.
What is the difference between a cookie and a biscuit?
In American English, a cookie is any small, flat, sweet baked treat, while a biscuit is a soft, savoury bread roll. In British English, biscuit covers most of what Americans call cookies, and cookie tends to mean a larger, softer style, often with chocolate chips. The same baked item can therefore carry a different name on each side of the Atlantic.
What are cookies on a website?
In computing, a cookie is a small piece of data a website stores on your device so it can remember information between visits, such as your login, language, or basket contents. Essential cookies keep sites functioning, while others track browsing for analytics or advertising, which is why many sites let you accept only the essential ones.
Why are browser cookies called cookies?
The web sense is generally traced to "magic cookie", an older computing term for a small token of data passed between programs. Web cookies work the same way — a site hands your browser a small piece of data and reads it back later — so the existing name carried over.

Example sentences

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Cookie consent banners were meant to give people a choice; in practice most are designed so that agreeing is the only easy option.
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