This is the 683rd most frequent Ukrainian word.
приготування
Preparation.
Here, 'приготування' is used as a noun indicating the process of preparing something specific (in this case, lunch).
Приготування обіду зайняло у мене близько години.
The preparation of lunch took me about an hour.
In this context, 'приготування' means arrangements or actions taken in advance to organize an event (the celebration).
Вона розпочала приготування до свята задовго до його початку.
She started the preparations for the celebration well before its start.
Here, 'приготування' implies the act or process of making something ready for use or presentation.