kocken

Kocken is the definite singular form of the Swedish noun kock, meaning "the cook." It denotes a person who prepares food as a profession or by habit. In Swedish, kock is a common noun and, when used in the definite form, kocken refers to a specific cook. The plural is kockar, and the definite plural is kockarna, as in a sentence like “kockarna i restaurangen” (the cooks in the restaurant). The possessive form is kockens, for example “kockens bok” (the cook’s book). The term appears in everyday language, menus, and culinary writing, and can be used to describe cooks in institutions, restaurants, or households.

Kocken is primarily Swedish. In neighboring Scandinavian languages, the definite form differs: Danish and Norwegian use kokken (the cook). While Swedes may incorporate English terms such as “cook” in modern, informal contexts, the standard Swedish forms kock and kocken remain common in formal or traditional writing.

There are no widely recognized geographic or historical topics specifically named or identified as “kocken” in general reference works. When encountered in text, it is typically clear from context that it refers to a cook rather than a proper noun.