coquo

Meaning

Verb

1. (conjugation-3, transitive) to cook; prepare food
2. (conjugation-3, transitive) to ripen
3. (conjugation-3, transitive) to roast, dry

Noun

dative/ablative singular of coquus

Opposite of

rigō, imbuō, perfundō

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɔ.kʷoː]

Etymology

From earlier *quoquō, from Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti by /*p - *kʷ/ assimilation (compare quīnque, from *pénkʷe), from *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”). Cognate with Sanskrit पचति (pácati), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pacaⁱti), Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō), Tocharian B päk-, Proto-Slavic *peťi, Albanian pjek.