cocinar

/kosiˈnaɾ/

verb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
cocino
preterite (yo)
cociné
past participle
cocinado

Meaning

  1. to cook

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

guisar

guisar more specifically means "to stew"; cocinar is the general word "to cook."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cozinhar

cozinhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to cook."

Practice

1 What does cocinar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ paella los domingos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cocinar?

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