cozinheiro/cozinheira (noun); cozinhar (verb)
1. (noun) A person who prepares food for eating
The cook prepared a delicious meal.
O cozinheiro preparou uma refeição deliciosa.
2. (verb) To prepare food by heating it
She cooks dinner every evening.
Ela cozinha o jantar todas as noites.
3. (verb) To undergo the process of being heated for cooking
The pasta is cooking in boiling water.
A massa está cozinhando em água fervente.
4. (verb, slang) To create or devise something
What are you cooking up?
O que você está planejando?
NYC Slang
cook (same usage); 'what's cooking?' = what's happening?
Related Idioms & Phrases
cook someone's goose (arruinar os planos de alguém)
too many cooks spoil the broth (muitas mãos na massa estraga o trabalho)
cook the books (falsificar contas/registros)
what's cooking? (o que está acontecendo?)
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