uncooked

[uhn-kookt]

adjective

1. not cooked; raw.

   a dessert made with uncooked eggs.

uncooked

/ ʌnˈkʊkt /

adjective

1. not cooked; raw

   uncooked meat or fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncooked¹

un- ¹ + cook ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Pictures of basic meals and dirty mattresses have been sent to the BBC by charities and asylum seekers at Clearsprings sites with claims residents had been served uncooked chicken and food which was still frozen.

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Ms Shenkin also advised foragers to seek a second opinion and keep an uncooked sample in case they did fall ill.

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Erewhon says the mix of uncooked beef liver, heart, pancreas, kidney and spleen swirling through the coconut cream in the beverage should not be considered “raw.”

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Since lettuce is usually eaten uncooked, it's safer to discard any damaged outer leaves as these are most likely to be contaminated with bacteria.

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Erewhon says the mix of uncooked beef livers, hearts, pancreases, kidneys and spleens swirling through the coconut cream in the beverage should not be considered “raw.”

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Related Words

• raw