"make-ahead" meaning in English

See make-ahead in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-make-ahead.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} make-ahead (not comparable)
  1. (cooking) Of a recipe: designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-make-ahead-en-adj-eVf2co8p Categories (other): Cooking, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-make-ahead.wav Forms: make-aheads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} make-ahead (plural make-aheads)
  1. (cooking) A recipe designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.
    Sense id: en-make-ahead-en-noun-ZAPrJpfR Categories (other): Cooking, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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