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1 the process of preparing food:
My husband does all the cooking. * a book on Indian cooking
2 food that has been prepared in a particular way:
The restaurant offers traditional home cooking (= food similar to that cooked at home). * They serve good French cooking.
adjective suitable for cooking rather than eating raw or drinking:
cooking oil / sherry
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is cooking a noun, verb, or something else?
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