🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

कच्चा

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaccha

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Uncooked/ʌnˈkʊkt/
adjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"सलाद कच्चे सब्जियों से बना था।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not cooked; in a raw state.

    "The salad was made with uncooked vegetables."
  2. 2

    Referring to food that has not been prepared by heating.

    "Eating uncooked fish can pose health risks."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'uncooked' is formed by the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the verb 'cook', which comes from the Latin 'coquere', meaning 'to cook'. The term has evolved in English since the late 14th century to describe food that has not been subjected to heat.

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