cookie
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Dutch koekje (possibly through dialectal variation koekie), diminutive of koek (“cake”), from Proto-Germanic *kōkan (compare Low German Kook, German Kuchen). More at cake.
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[edit] Noun
cookie (plural cookies)
- (North America) A small flat, baked cake which is either crisp or soft but firm (often with chocolate chips, candies or nuts mixed in.)
- (England and Wales) A specifically American-style biscuit.
- (Scotland) a bun.
- (computing, browsers) An HTTP cookie, web cookie.
- (computing) A magic cookie.
- (dated, possibly offensive) A young, attractive woman.
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Terms derived from "cookie"
[edit] Translations
flat cake
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magic cookie — see magic cookie
HTTP cookie — see HTTP cookie
[edit] See also
- cracker (UK)
- Wikipedia article on cookies (cakes)
- Wikipedia article on magic cookies
- Wikipedia article on HTTP cookies
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From English cookie, in turn from Dutch koekje.
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- IPA: /ˈkuki/
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cookie c. n. (plural cookies, diminutive cookietje)
[edit] French
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From English
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cookie m. (plural cookies)
[edit] Polish
[edit] Noun
cookie n. (plural cookies)
- cookie, a packet of information sent by a server to browser
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