cook-off

noun

A cooking contest.

OriginEnglish cook ← Middle English coken ← Old English cōc →
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Meanings

cook-off1

nouncook-off (plural cook-offs)

plural cook-offs

  1. USA cooking contest.

cook-off2

nouncook-off (countable and uncountable, plural cook-offs)

plural cook-offs

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe accidental detonation of explosives as the result of excessive heat.

Origin

cook-off · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷekʷō
  4. Latin*quoquō
  5. Latincoquō
  6. Latincoquus
  7. Vulgar Latin*cocus
  8. Old Englishcōc
  9. Middle Englishcook
  10. Middle Englishcoken
  11. Englishcook
  12. Englishcook-off

From cook + -off.

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cook-off · noun

Deverbal from cook off.

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Translations

Polish konkurs kulinarny
  • konkurs kulinarnya cooking contest
Cite this entry
APA

cook-off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cook-off

MLA

“cook-off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cook-off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cook-off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cook-off.

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