cookoff

American  

[kook-awf, -of] / ˈkɒɒkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

Or cook-off

noun

1. a cooking contest in which competitors gather to prepare their specialties.

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Etymology

Origin of cookoff

First recorded in 1955–60; cook ¹ + -off

Example Sentences

Those events feature a mesquite pancake cookoff, using the fresh flour.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

Which is why, in the grand tradition of Binging with Babish, I figured I’d offer some ideas on how to improve the next batch and maybe rank Onyx in the next cookoff: Add flavor.

From The Verge • Feb. 15, 2022

Last December, an elderly former anchor-out who had lost his boat pitched a tent near Dunphy Park, a waterfront patch of grass with a gazebo where Sausalito holds its annual Fourth of July chili cookoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2021

There are stages for music and dance, as well as a chili cookoff.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2016

In the episode of “Bizarre Foods” in which Zimmern attends the cookoff, however, he mentions that “cooking up actual roadkill is discouraged.”

From Time • Mar. 25, 2013