cocinar

Senses

1. 1.

   to cook

   to prepare food by heating it

2. 2.

   to plot/scheme

   to arrange or contrive something secretly (figurative)

Examples

• "Mi madre cocina todos los días en la cocina."

  My mother cooks every day in the kitchen.

• "¿Qué estás cocinando? Huele delicioso."

  What are you cooking? It smells delicious.

• "Los políticos están cocinando algo en secreto."

  The politicians are cooking up something in secret.

Usage

Common everyday verb. The figurative sense (to scheme/plot) uses the same conjugation but implies secrecy or manipulation. Often used with direct objects (cocinar la comida, cocinar un plan) or as an intransitive verb (estoy cocinando = I'm cooking).