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cooked

cooked

131 1.0
Food that is heated until ready to eat
  • adjective
  • /kʊkt/
: cocido
  • So lots of kale salads, lots of spinach salads, cooked, juiced, raw.

The rice is hot, cooked fresh, but it is warm.

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Examples

  • For your favorite foods, cooked mushrooms as opposed to raw?

  • I always knew that home cooked meals are just better, right?

  • Doesn't matter whatever meal is cooked, I would eat that right now.

  • So I ate a bowl of instant oats cooked in water and just that.

    ZOE
  • OK, so we've taken a fresh, what looks to be a cooked cob of corn.

  • It's made with buckwheat flour and these have been cooked and cooled.

  • She wants her steaks barely cooked and she wants her bacon.

  • YOU'D BE ADVISED TO PROBABLY STAY INSIDE AND HAVE YOURSELF A WARM, HOME-COOKED MEAL.

  • She prefers her vegetables cooked rather than raw to enhance their flavor.

  • After a long day, I enjoy a cooked meal that warms me up and comforts me.

Synonyms

fried
vscooked
297 1.0

Food cooked in hot oil or fat

is the broad heat-preparation term not limited to one method
grilled
vscooked
116 1.0

Cooked over hot metal bars above a fire, like steak or vegetables

is the general term for food made by heat, not only grilling
baked
vscooked
115 1.0

Cooked in an oven, like bread or pastries

covers any heat preparation without focusing on oven methods
roasted
vscooked
87 1.0

Cooked by dry heat in an oven or over a fire

is the general category of heat-made food, not specifically dry heat
done
vscooked
53 1.0

Cooked all the way through and ready to eat

is the general term for food made by applying heat
toasted
vscooked
33 1.0

Having a brown, crisp surface from heat, like bread

is the wider sense of food made by heat, not surface browning only
steamed
vscooked
29 1.0

Cooked by hot steam instead of dry heat or boiling water

is the umbrella notion of heat preparation, not limited to steam
boiled
vscooked
26 1.0

Cooked in hot water or other hot liquid

is the wider meaning of heat preparation, not only boiling
poached
vscooked
22 3.5

Cooked gently in hot water or other liquid below boiling

describes general heat-made food without implying gentle simmering
deep-fried
vscooked
18 1.7

Cooked by putting food completely into hot oil

is the general idea of food made by heat, not only immersion frying
seared
vscooked
17 4.2

Cooked quickly at very high heat to make a brown crust, like on steak

is the general process of heat preparation, not just rapid surface browning
barbecued
vscooked
15 1.4

Cooked outdoors on a grill with a smoky flavor

is the neutral idea of heat-made food, not outdoor or smoky only
well-done
vscooked
15 1.6

Cooked all the way through with no pink inside

is the general concept of heat preparation, not this degree of doneness
braised
vscooked
  • Specialized
13 3.9

Cooked slowly after first being browned in oil in a covered pan

means food made by heat without specifying browning then simmering
sauteed
vscooked
13 3.2

Cooked quickly in a little oil or butter

means food made by heat generally, not limited to quick frying
hard-boiled
vscooked
10 1.8

An egg cooked in boiling water until the white and yolk are solid

is the broad term for heat-made food, not this specific egg state
stewed
vscooked
9 1.4

Cooked slowly in liquid with vegetables and spices

refers broadly to food made by heat, not a slow liquid method
broiled
vscooked
  • US
6 3.0

Cooked with heat from above, for example under a grill

is broader, covering all methods of heat preparation
freshly baked
vscooked
6 1.7

Just made in an oven and still warm, like bread or cookies

is the broad concept of heat preparation, not only recent oven items
2 3.0

Food that is prepared exactly right has the best taste and texture

describes general heat preparation without judging exact quality
precooked
vscooked
2 1.9

Prepared earlier so you only need to heat it before eating

is the basic idea of food made by heat, regardless of timing
ready-cooked
vscooked
1 2.2

Made earlier so you can eat it without more work in the kitchen

covers any food made by heat, not only premade items

Antonyms

raw
455 1.0

In a natural state not cooked, treated, or finished

11 1.0

Food that is raw and not heated before eating

Idioms

Food that is prepared exactly right has the best taste and texture

In serious trouble and likely to be punished or ruined

Compounds

1 1.0

An egg boiled until the white and yolk are solid

1 2.2

Made earlier so you can eat it without more work in the kitchen

A chestnut heated until soft and ready to eat

How Cooked

overdone
3 2.9
well-done
15 1.6
cooked
131 1.0
underdone
2 3.8
raw
455 1.0

Surface Forms

cooked positive

Morphology

cooked = cook (transparent) = cook + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'cook'; meaning 'prepared by heat' is directly derived.

Etymology

Cooked comes from the old Latin word coquere meaning 'to cook' or 'to boil'. So cooked food is food that has been heated and changed to make it safe and ready to eat.