Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooking show

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: cook-ing show
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A competition that is perceived to be rigged in favor of a certain participant or group of participants.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From cooking + show.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

cooking shows (plural)

Questions

What does cooking show mean?: A television show of a genre that presents food preparation in a kitchen, restaurant or studio set.
Where does cooking show come from?: From cooking + show.

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