cooky jar

• Recipiente para guardar galletas o bizcochos, a menudo conservado en la cocina. En sentido figurado, puede referirse a un fondo de dinero o recursos reservado para fines especiales.

A container used for storing cookies or biscuits, often kept in a kitchen. Figuratively, it can refer to a reserve of money or resources set aside for special purposes.

1. Container for cookiesA1formal

   A container, often decorative, used to store cookies or biscuits.

   frasco de galletas

   • She keeps the cooky jar on the kitchen counter.
   • The children reached into the cooky jar for a treat.
   • He bought a ceramic cooky jar shaped like a bear.

2. Source of temptation or rewardB2informalamerican

   A metaphorical source of something desirable, often used in the context of temptation or reward.

   Fuente de tentación o recompensa

   • The bonus was like a cooky jar for the hardworking employees.
   • He couldn't resist the cooky jar of easy money.
   • The promise of fame was the cooky jar that lured her into acting.