different between cooking vs chipotle

English

Etymology

From cook +? -ing. The noun and adjective follow from the verb.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /?k?.k??/
• Rhymes: -?k??

Noun

cooking (countable and uncountable, plural cookings)

1. (uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
2. (countable, rare) An instance of preparing food by using heat.
3. The result of preparing food by using heat.
   1. (uncountable) One's ability to prepare food; cookery.

      My cooking isn't very good. I don't have any idea how to prepare a good meal.

      I missed my mum's cooking while I was at university.
   2. (uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.

      What you've produced is a perfect example of authentic Chinese cooking.

Synonyms

• (skill or style of food preparation): See culinary art

Derived terms

• cooking oil

Translations

Adjective

cooking (not comparable)

1. (informal) In progress, happening.

   The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking.

Verb

cooking

1. present participle of cook

English

Etymology

From Spanish chipotle, from Classical Nahuatl ch?lp?ctli, compound of ch?lli (“pepper”) + p?ctli (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t???p??t.le?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t???po?t.le?/, /t???p?t.le?/, /t???po?t.li/, /t???p?t.li/

Noun

chipotle (plural chipotles)

1. A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.
   • 2012, Bo Rinaldi, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Fat Vegan Cooking, Penguin (?ISBN)

     Sweet corn on the cob comes to vibrant life with a caramelized glaze of smoky chipotle peppers, tangy lime juice, sea salt, and agave nectar.

Translations

Further reading

• chipotle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• helicopt

Spanish

Etymology

From a compound of Classical Nahuatl ch?lli (“pepper”) + p?ctli (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??i?potle/, [t??i?po.t?le]
• Rhymes: -otle

Noun

chipotle m (plural chipotles)

1. chipotle

Related terms

• chile