Meaning
cook, chef
In a sentence
Mio fratello fa il cuoco in un ristorante.
My brother works as a cook in a restaurant.
Il cuoco ha già preparato la cena.
The cook has already prepared dinner.
Conosci un buon cuoco per la festa?
Do you know a good cook for the party?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cuoco | masculine · singular |
| cuochi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use cuoco for a male cook; the common feminine is cuoca. For mixed or unspecified groups, cuochi is standard.
- Chef in Italian usually means the head chef or is used in restaurant talk; cuoco is the broader everyday word.
- For home cooking, Italians often say cucinare or chi cucina rather than labeling someone un cuoco.