cookery
/ˈkʊkəri/noun
उच्चारण कुकरी
पाक-कला, खाना पकाने की कला
Core word
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[U] especially British
the art or activity of preparing and cooking food
पाक-कला, खाना पकाने की कला
- She took a course in Indian cookery.
- a cookery book
- Cookery classes are very popular among young people.
+ 2 more examples
- He watches a cookery show on television every Sunday.
- Traditional Bengali cookery uses a lot of mustard oil.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cookery (uncountable)
Cookery is the art or subject of cooking. It is uncountable, so it has no plural and no 'a'.
Cookery पकाने की कला या विषय है। यह uncountable है, इसलिए इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता और 'a' नहीं लगता।
- Radhika enjoys cookery.
- She studied cookery in college.
cookery book / class / course
As a modifier, cookery names books, lessons and programmes about cooking.
Modifier के रूप में cookery पकाने से जुड़ी पुस्तकों, कक्षाओं और कार्यक्रमों को बताता है।
- He attends a cookery class on Sundays.
- The cookery book has simple recipes.
cookery vs cooking
'Cookery' is the skill or the subject; 'cooking' is the act or the food prepared. 'Cookery' is more common in British English.
'Cookery' कौशल या विषय है; 'cooking' क्रिया या पकाया गया भोजन है। 'Cookery' British English में अधिक आम है।
- Her cooking is excellent, and she teaches cookery.
domestic science / home science
In Indian schools cookery was once part of 'domestic science', now called home science.
भारतीय स्कूलों में cookery कभी 'domestic science' का भाग था, जिसे अब home science कहा जाता है।
- Cookery is part of the home science syllabus.
cookery in compounds
Cookery is joined to other nouns to name professions and places: cookery writer, cookery school.
Cookery अन्य nouns से जुड़कर पेशों और स्थानों के नाम बनाता है: cookery writer, cookery school।
- She works as a cookery writer for a magazine.
+Collocations 5
type + cookery
IndianMughlaivegetarianhomeplain
- She teaches Mughlai cookery at a hotel school.
cookery + noun
bookclasscourseshowschoolcompetition
- A cookery show on TV made him curious about spices.
verb + cookery
studyteachlearnenjoypractise
- He learnt cookery from his grandmother.
adjective + cookery
finemoderntraditionalregionalprofessional
- The school is known for its traditional regional cookery.
cookery + of + place
the cookery of Punjabthe cookery of Keralathe cookery of Bengal
- The cookery of Kerala makes full use of coconut.
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- Radhika won a prize in the school cookery competition.
राधिका ने स्कूल की पाक-कला प्रतियोगिता में पुरस्कार जीता।
- Cookery is taught in the home science department.
गृह विज्ञान विभाग में पाक-कला पढ़ाई जाती है।
- His interest in cookery began in the kitchen at home.
पाक-कला में उसकी रुचि घर की रसोई में शुरू हुई।
- She watches a cookery programme every Sunday.
वह हर रविवार एक पाक-कला कार्यक्रम देखती है।
- Cookery needs patience as well as skill.
पाक-कला में कौशल के साथ धैर्य भी चाहिए।
- Her cookery teacher taught her to taste before adding salt.
उसकी पाक-कला की अध्यापिका ने उसे नमक डालने से पहले चखना सिखाया।
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✗ She is learning a cookery.
✓ She is learning cookery.
Cookery is uncountable, so it takes no article.
Cookery uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
?Which word?
Do not confuse cooker (a machine for cooking food) and cook (a person who cooks).
Cooker (खाना पकाने की मशीन) और cook (खाना पकाने वाला व्यक्ति) में भ्रम न करें।