Phrase guide

cookie cutter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biscuit cutter

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kitchen utensil

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 餅乾模具 /饼干模具 (bǐnggān mújù) — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 曲奇切割器 (qūqí qiēgēqì) — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Czech: vykrajovátko — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Finnish: keksimuotti — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Finnish: pikkuleipämuotti — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Finnish: piparimuotti (gingerbread) — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Finnish: piparkakkumuotti (gingerbread) — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • French: emporte-pièce — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Galician: cortapastas — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • German: Ausstecher — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • German: Keksstecher — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • German: Plätzchenstecher — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Hungarian: süteményforma — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Hungarian: “uniform”) kaptafa — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Icelandic: smákökuform — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Icelandic: piparkökuform — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Polish: foremka do wykrawania ciasteczek — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Spanish: cortador de galletas — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Spanish: cortapastas — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Swedish: kakmått — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Swedish: kakform — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking
  • Swedish: pepparkaksform — a device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking