B1nounfoodmedia
US/ˈkʊk.bʊk/
UK/ˈkʊk.bʊk/
a book that contains recipes and instructions for cooking food
In context
She gave me a cookbook with easy recipes for busy workers.
The bookstore has a whole shelf of vegetarian cookbooks.
The chef is writing a cookbook about traditional Vietnamese dishes.
Words that go with cookbook
verb + noun
- write a cookbookThe chef decided to write a cookbook last year.
- follow a cookbookI follow a cookbook when I try a new dish.
adjective + noun
- vegetarian cookbookThis vegetarian cookbook has over two hundred recipes.
- best-selling cookbookHer best-selling cookbook is in its fifth printing.
noun + noun
- cookbook authorThe cookbook author will sign copies on Saturday.
noun + preposition
- recipe in a cookbookI found the recipe in a cookbook from the library.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a cooking bookCorrect: a cookbook