cooking show

noun

A television show of a genre that presents food preparation in a kitchen, restaurant or studio set.

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Meanings

nouncooking show (plural cooking shows)

plural cooking shows

  1. broadcastingA television show of a genre that presents food preparation in a kitchen, restaurant or studio set.

    Harris admitted that it had taken her months following her defeat before she had the strength to tune into the news again. “You know, I’m just not into self-mutilation,” she said. Instead there had been “lots of cooking shows”, her top choice being The Kitchen.

    2025 August 1, Ed Pilkington, quoting Kamala Harris, “Kamala Harris says she doesn’t plan to return to ‘broken’ system of US politics”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. PhilippinesA competition that is perceived to be rigged in favor of a certain participant or group of participants.

    Keywords related to this year’s Miss Universe pageant dominated X Philippine trends, including “Top 10” and “COOKING SHOW,” among others.

    2023 November 19, “Fans praise Michelle Dee for Miss Universe 2023 run, saying she was ‘robbed’”, in Rappler, retrieved 30 Nov 2023

Origin

From cooking + show.

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Translations

Dutch kookprogramma
  • kookprogrammaTranslations
German Kochsendung
  • KochsendungTranslations
Spanish show cooking, cooking show
  • show cookingTranslations
  • cooking showTranslations
Swedish matprogram, matlagningsprogram
  • matprogramTranslations
  • matlagningsprogramTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

cooking show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooking%20show

MLA

“cooking show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooking%20show. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cooking show,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooking%20show.

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