cuisine

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The food prepared using such style.
  3. (uncountable) Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.
  4. (countable, dated) A kitchen or cooking department.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kwɪˈziːn/
Etymology

Borrowed from French cuisine (“cooking, culinary art, kitchen”), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen”). Doublet of kitchen.

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