noun
- a cooking competition in which contestants prepare dishes that are judged on taste and quality
Usage: informal; often written as 'cook-off' or 'cook off'
Examples
- The annual chili cookoff draws hundreds of participants from across the state.
- She won first place at the local barbecue cookoff with her secret sauce.
- The neighborhood organized a cookoff to raise money for the community center.
- He has been perfecting his recipe for months in preparation for the cookoff.
- The judges tasted each dish carefully during the cookoff competition.