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cocción

cooking

noun kok-SYOHN Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: From Latin coctio 'a boiling', from coquere 'to cook'.

Also means

baking (process)

Usage Note

Cocción refers specifically to the process of cooking by heat — boiling, baking, roasting — rather than cooking in general (cocina). It is the technical culinary term for the act of applying heat to food. Tiempo de cocción (cooking time) appears on food packaging. Do not confuse with cocina (kitchen/cuisine).

Examples

"El tiempo de cocción del arroz es veinte minutos."

Natural Translation

The cooking time for rice is twenty minutes.

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