noun
Meaning 1
A small building where cooking takes place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cookhouse
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General-American: /ˈkʊkˌhaʊs/
noun
Meaning 2
a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the circus used a tent as their cookhouse
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shelter
noun
Meaning 3
the area for food preparation on a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: galley, ship's galley, caboose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kitchen
Narrower terms: cuddy
History
Etymology
From cook + house. Used in Middle English (1296) in a name (Cokehuse), perhaps referring to a kitchen or a restaurant.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Zacatepec Chatino: naʔã kīʔ — a small building where cooking takes place
- Finnish: muonituskeskus — a small building where cooking takes place
- Greek: μαγειρεία (mageireía) — a small building where cooking takes place
- Irish: áit chócaireachta — a small building where cooking takes place
- Irish: cocús — a small building where cooking takes place
- Irish: cistin — a small building where cooking takes place
- Oroqen: o꞉loŋki — a small building where cooking takes place
- Tarifit: tiɣarɣart — a small building where cooking takes place