cookout
/ˈkʊkaʊt/noun
उच्चारण कुकाउट
(खुले में खाना पकाकर खाने की) पिकनिक, दावत
Core word
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[C] especially North American
a party or social event at which food is cooked and eaten outdoors
(खुले में खाना पकाकर खाने की) पिकनिक, दावत
- The neighbours held a cookout in the park.
- We held a cookout on the terrace and grilled corn.
- The college club organised a cookout by the lake.
+ 2 more examples
- We had a cookout in the garden to celebrate his birthday.
- Everyone brought something to share at the cookout.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
have / hold a cookout
A cookout is an outdoor party where food is cooked on a fire or grill. It is mostly American; the British term is barbecue.
Cookout बाहर खुले में आग या grill पर खाना पकाकर खाने का आयोजन है। यह मुख्यतः अमेरिकी शब्द है; ब्रिटिश शब्द barbecue है।
- They had a cookout on the riverbank.
- The school hosts a cookout for scouts.
cookout + noun / at / on
Place is shown with 'at' or 'on': a cookout at the farm, a cookout on the beach.
स्थान 'at' या 'on' से दर्शाया जाता है: a cookout at the farm, a cookout on the beach।
- We planned a cookout on the beach.
cookout vs picnic vs barbecue
A picnic is food brought and eaten outdoors; a cookout and barbecue involve cooking outdoors.
Picnic में खाना साथ लाकर बाहर खाया जाता है; cookout और barbecue में खाना बाहर पकाया जाता है।
- We carried sandwiches for the picnic but grilled corn at the cookout.
cookout as a countable noun
It is countable. The plural is 'cookouts'.
यह countable है। बहुवचन 'cookouts' है।
- Summer cookouts are common in the hills.
cookout (AmE) vs barbecue (BrE) vs bonfire dinner
Cookout is the American word. In India, people usually say 'barbecue' or 'picnic' for outdoor cooking, so cookout appears mainly in reading passages from the US.
Cookout अमेरिकी शब्द है। भारत में बाहर खाना पकाने के लिए प्रायः 'barbecue' या 'picnic' कहा जाता है, इसलिए cookout मुख्यतः अमेरिकी गद्यांशों में मिलता है।
- The American family invited us to their backyard cookout.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cookout
summerbackyardfamilyannualoutdoor
- The annual cookout brought the whole colony together.
verb + cookout
hostplanorganiseattendenjoy
- Radhika's club will host a cookout in the park.
cookout + noun
menupartyinvitationfiregrill
- The cookout menu included corn and paneer tikka.
at a cookout
servegrilleatchatsing
- They grilled corn at the cookout.
cookout + food
corn on the cobkebabsburgersgrilled vegetablesmarshmallows
- The cookout menu had corn on the cob and grilled paneer.
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- Radhika invited her classmates to a cookout after the exams.
राधिका ने परीक्षा के बाद अपने सहपाठियों को cookout पर बुलाया।
- The scouts organised a cookout near the lake.
स्काउट्स ने झील के पास एक cookout आयोजित किया।
- The smell of the cookout reached the next lane.
cookout की सुगंध अगली गली तक पहुँच गई।
- Rain cancelled the cookout.
बारिश ने cookout रद्द कर दिया।
- The neighbours joined us at the cookout on the terrace.
पड़ोसी छत पर हमारे cookout में शामिल हुए।
- Radhika's uncle brought a portable grill for the cookout.
राधिका के चाचा cookout के लिए एक पोर्टेबल grill लाए।
- After the school sports day, the teachers held a cookout on the playground.
स्कूल के खेल दिवस के बाद अध्यापकों ने मैदान में cookout रखा।