COOKBOOK


Meaning of COOKBOOK in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: perhaps translation of German kochbuch or Dutch kookboek

: a book of directions and recipes for cooking

II. noun

: a book of detailed step-by-step instructions

III. ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: cookbook , noun (herein)

: characterized by step-by-step procedures

asthma tends to be what we call a cookbook admission; you always ask the same set of questions — Perri Klass

especially : using step-by-step procedures to reach a solution without explaining how they work

the cookbook approach does not help the user understand the problem — B.G.Marsden

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.