Meaning
cooking; doneness
- cooking process
- degree of doneness of food
In a sentence
La cottura della pasta dura dieci minuti.
The cooking of the pasta takes ten minutes.
Qual è il tempo di cottura del riso?
What is the cooking time for rice?
Questa carne ha una cottura perfetta.
This meat has perfect doneness.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cottura | feminine · singular |
| cotture | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Common in recipes: tempo di cottura.
- Also used for meat doneness: cottura al sangue, media, ben cotta.
- Do not confuse with cucina; cottura is the act or result of cooking.