cookie jar
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1.0
- noun
- US
:
tarro de galletas
- A huge ceramic cookie jar sits on the table in front of them.
Examples
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Well, there goes the money in the cookie jar.
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The children reached for a treat from the cookie jar after finishing their homework.
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And I try to keep the cookie jar closed.
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But I suppose when you find the cookie jar...
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Hey, leave that cookie jar alone.
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I reached my hand into the cookie jar.
Fiction book (1994) -
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
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Mom put the last cookie in the cookie jar, then picked up the empty chocolate chip bag.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Have a cookie," she said, setting the cookie jar on the small Formica-topped kitchen table.
Fiction book (2000) -
Mom reached into the cookie jar where she always kept chocolate chip cookies, her family's favorite.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds
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1.0
A wide glass or clay container for storing food
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3.2
A glass container with a screw lid that keeps air out to preserve food
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3.7
A jar made of baked clay used for storing food or liquids
A small jar for jam or fruit preserves
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The computing sense is a straightforward container metaphor: 'cookie' (a unit of data) combined with 'jar' (a container) yields a place that holds cookies/data. This compositional mapping is predictable and follows common physical-to-digital metaphor patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cookie jar comes from the simple kitchen jar where you keep cookies. People imagine children with their hands in the jar, and some adults also hide 'spare money' or small valuables there, so the name brings to mind a container for treats or hidden things.