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English
Etymology
From cooking + show.
Noun
cooking show (plural cooking shows)
- A television genre that presents food preparation in a kitchen, restaurant or studio set.
- (idiomatic, derogatory) A contest that is perceived to be rigged in favor of a certain participant or group of participants.
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Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English cooking show.
Pronunciation
Noun
cooking show m (plural cooking shows)
- an event consisting of a chef preparing food in public
- Synonym: show cooking
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.