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cookshop

cookshop

1 8.3
A small shop that sells hot meals to people
  • noun
  • /ˈkʊkʃɒp/
  • Archaic
translation icon : comedor
  • After a long day, we enjoyed a hearty meal at our favorite cookshop.

Examples

  • "You asked me to marry you that day in the cookshop."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Suddenly, he noticed that they had gone past all the stalls and cookshops on Cheapside.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I bought a delicious shepherd's pie from the cookshop down the street.

  • The old cookshop was famous for its homemade pastries and friendly service.

Synonyms

restaurant
vscookshop
1.0

A place where people pay to eat meals prepared for them

is older and much smaller more shoplike than a large eatery
diner
vscookshop
  • US
211 1.0

A small cheap restaurant with a counter that serves simple meals quickly

is older and more like a small shop selling cooked food
grill
vscookshop
64 1.6

A restaurant that serves meat and fish cooked on a grill

is older and sells cooked foods broadly not just grilled items
eatery
vscookshop
21 3.1

A place like a restaurant or café where people eat

is older and smaller more like a shop than a full dining place
greasy spoon
vscookshop
  • Informal
6 5.1

A small cheap restaurant that serves simple fried or grilled food

is older and more general selling cooked food not a single specialty
pizza shop
vscookshop
5 1.0

A place that makes and sells pizzas

is older and general offering various cooked meals not only pizzas
food shop
vscookshop
1 1.0

A shop that sells ready-to-eat meals and other food

is older and focused on cooked meals rather than general food products
bakeshop
vscookshop
  • US
1 2.0

A shop where people make and sell bread and cakes

is older and focuses on cooked meals rather than baked goods
chippy
vscookshop
  • UK
1 7.7

A shop that sells fried fish and chips

is older and more general serving cooked meals beyond fried fish
chippie
vscookshop
  • UK
1 9.3

A small shop that sells fish and chips or a person who works as a carpenter

is older and only about a small cooked food shop not the other sense
eating house
vscookshop
  • Archaic
1 1.6

A place where people buy and eat meals, like a restaurant or café

is older and smaller often shoplike rather than a larger dining place
cookshack
vscookshop
  • Informal
6.9

A small roadside stall that sells grilled and smoked food

is older and more shoplike and not limited to grilled food

How Formal

fine dining
14 3.9
restaurant
1.0
cafe
206 1.0
cookshop
  • Archaic
1 8.3
coffee stall
  • Indian
1.7

Surface Forms

cookshop singular
cookshops plural

Morphology

cookshop = cook + shop (semi-transparent) = cook + shop

The compound signals a place selling or serving cooked food, but the 'old-fashioned' and restaurant-like nuance makes the exact meaning less predictable.

Etymology

Cookshop comes from cook and shop, with shop meaning 'place' or 'small store'. Long ago a cookshop was a small place that sold 'hot food' to people, so it can mean a simple old-fashioned eatery.