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cookout

/ˈkʊkaʊt/

cookout noun: a gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.

Noun

cookout (plural cookouts)

  1. (US) A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.

Forms of cookout

pluralcookouts

Origin of cookout

From cook + out.

Words formed from cookout

Questions about cookout

What does cookout mean?
Cookout means a gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.
What part of speech is cookout?
Cookout is a noun.
How do you pronounce cookout?
Cookout is pronounced /ˈkʊkaʊt/ (US).
What is the plural of cookout?
The plural of cookout is cookouts.

Words near cookout in the dictionary

  1. cooklines
  2. cookmaid
  3. cookmaids
  4. cookoff
  5. cookoffs
  6. cookout
  7. cookouts
  8. cookpot
  9. cookpots
  10. Cookridge
  11. cookroom

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