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cuoco

cook

noun KWOH-koh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'coquus'.

Also means

chef

Usage Note

Cuoco is the masculine form; the feminine is cuoca. In professional kitchens the anglicism chef is also common, but cuoco/cuoca covers both home cooks and restaurant cooks. The plural is i cuochi / le cuoche (the -co/-chi pattern).

Examples

"Il cuoco prepara un risotto cremoso."

Natural Translation

The cook prepares a creamy risotto.

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