French word

cookie

Pronunciation

IPA/kuki/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncookie

Example

Tu veux un cookie?

Do you want a cookie?

Illustration for cookie (cookie)

More examples

J'ai acheté un cookie aux pépites de chocolat.

I bought a chocolate chip cookie.

Core concept

One small portion, eaten as a biscuit or left on a device by a website for later use.

Common phrases

  • un cookie aux pépites de chocolat

    chocolate chip cookie

  • un cookie maison

    homemade cookie

  • un cookie nature

    plain cookie

Similar words

biscuit: A common sweet baked good made with flour and sugar.
gâteau: A larger sweet baked dessert that is often cut into slices.
pâtisserie: A general term for cakes, tarts, and other European-style pastries.

Definition in French

Désigne principalement un petit biscuit sucré cuit au four; par extension, en informatique, fragment de données (cookie) stocké par un site web sur l'appareil d'un utilisateur.

Word origin

The French noun comes through English, whose food sense derives from Dutch koekje, while its computing sense was borrowed into French from English technology usage.

Usage tips

  • In a cafe or bakery, cookie normally means a sweet biscuit, whereas on a website or app it usually means stored user-related data.

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