cuisine

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cuisine

/kwɪˈziːn/
/kəˈziːn/

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

noun cuisines

countable, uncountable A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin. French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking.
Similar: culinary art, kitchen
countable, uncountable The food prepared using such style. For example, salsa and pico de gallo from Mexican cuisine sometimes include fruits like peach, mango or pineapple, balancing hot peppers like habanero or jalapeño with their sweetness. […] Cookbooks covering cuisines that feature swicy flavor profiles are a great place to start.
uncountable Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.
Similar: culinary art
countable, dated A kitchen or cooking department.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cooking, cookery, culinary art, cook, culinary, cooked, chef, gastronomy, kitchen, gastronomic, dish, restaurant, dining, catering, food, eating

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noun characteristic style of preparing food

Español	gastronomía
한국어	요리 yori
日本語	料理 ryōri, 割烹 kappō
中文	烹飪法 /烹饪法 pēngrènfǎ, 餐 cān, 料理 liàolǐ, 菜系 càixì
हिन्दी	पाकशैली pākśailī, पाक-प्रणाली pāk-praṇālī, क्यूज़ीन kyūzīn
Português	cozinha, culinária
Français	cuisine, art culinaire
Deutsch	Küche, Kochkunst
Italiano	cucina, culinaria
Ελληνικά	μαγειρική mageirikí, κουζίνα kouzína
Русский	ку́хня kúxnja, кулинари́я kulinaríja
Tiếng Việt	ẩm thực
العربية	طَبْخ ṭabḵ, طَبِيخ ṭabīḵ, مَطْبَخ maṭbaḵ, أَطْعِمَة ʔaṭʕima
עברית	מִטְבָּח mitbákh

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@misc{cuisine_2026,
  title = {cuisine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuisine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}