cookie

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also 2 Polish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Dutch koekje (possibly through dialectal variation koekie), diminutive of koek.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ko͝ok'i, IPA: /ˈkʊki/, SAMPA: /"kUki/
• Rhymes: -ʊki

[edit] Alternative spellings

• cooky (UK)

[edit] Noun

cookie (plural cookies)

1. (North American) A small flat, baked cake which is either crisp or soft but firm (often with chocolate chips, candies or nuts mixed in.)
2. (England and Wales) A specifically American-style biscuit.
3. (Scottish) a bun.
4. (computing, browsers) An HTTP cookie, web cookie.
5. (computing) A magic cookie.
6. A young, attractive woman. As it is often intended to sexually objectify said woman, it can be seen as offensive (though only mildly, as it is a somewhat dated term, but not yet obsolete).

[edit] Synonyms

• (cake) biscuit, bickie (UK, Australian English)

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[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• cracker (UK)
• Wikipedia article on cookies (cakes)
• Wikipedia article on magic cookies
• Wikipedia article on HTTP cookies

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

cookie n. (plural cookies)

1. cookie, a packet of information sent by a server to browser

[edit] Synonyms

• ciasteczko