cookoff

American  

[kook-awf, -of] / ˈkɒɒkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

Or cook-off

noun

1. a cooking contest in which competitors gather to prepare their specialties.

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Etymology

Origin of cookoff

First recorded in 1955–60; cook ¹ + -off

Example Sentences

Those events feature a mesquite pancake cookoff, using the fresh flour.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

Which is why, in the grand tradition of Binging with Babish, I figured I’d offer some ideas on how to improve the next batch and maybe rank Onyx in the next cookoff: Add flavor.

From The Verge • Feb. 15, 2022

The Valenzuela, who, almost as soon as he arrived in West Texas, Elvia Hernandez, president of the Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, invited him to the city’s annual menudo cookoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2021

There are stages for music and dance, as well as a chili cookoff.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2016

In the episode of “Bizarre Foods” in which Zimmern attends the cookoff, however, he mentions that “cooking up actual roadkill is discouraged.”

From Time • Mar. 25, 2013