cuocere

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cocere, from Latin coquere, present active infinitive of coquō (“I cook”), from Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”).

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Verb

cuocere

1. (transitive, intransitive) to bake, cook

Related terms

Related terms

• cuocitore, cuocitrice
• cuocersi (“kitchen; to become baked”)
• cucina (“kitchen; cooking, cookery, food”)

• cucinare
• cuoco, cuoca (“cook, chef”)
• scuocere (“to overcook, overdo”)