cookaholic

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noun

A person who is very fond of cooking.

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nouncookaholic (plural cookaholics)

plural cookaholics

  1. informalA person who is very fond of cooking.

Origin

  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. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  13. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  14. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  15. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  16. Medieval Latinalcoho
  17. Middle Englishalcofol
  18. Englishalcohol
  19. Englishalcoholic
  20. Englishcookaholic

From cook + -holic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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