Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-cooked

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: pre--cooked
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partially or completely cooked in advance.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cooked English pre-cooked From pre- + cooked.

Frequently Paired Words

precook

Questions

What does pre-cooked mean?: Partially or completely cooked in advance.
Where does pre-cooked come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English cooked English pre-cooked From pre- + cooked.

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