culinary
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culinary
- /ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/ US
- /ˈk(j)ulɪˌnɛɹi/ US
- /ˈkʊlɪˌnɛɹi/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French culinaire, itself a borrowing from Latin culīnārius, from culīna (“kitchen”).
adjective more culinary · most culinary
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Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
Her culinary skills were excellent.
Similar: cooking, coquinary, culinarian, magirological, magiristic, magiric
- Of or relating to a kitchen.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gastronomy, cuisine, cooking, kitchen, restaurant, dining, catering, food, eating, table, diet, dietary, channel, cuisinary, kitchenary, medicoculinary
Translations
Every language
adj relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking
| Español | culinario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부엌용의 bueok-yong-ui |
| 日本語 | 料理の ryōri-no |
| 中文 | 烹飪 /烹饪 pēngrèn, 烹調 /烹调 pēngtiáo |
| Português | culinário |
| Français | culinaire |
| Deutsch | kulinarisch, Küchen- |
| Italiano | culinario |
| Ελληνικά | μαγειρικός mageirikós, εδεσματολογικός edesmatologikós |
| Русский | кулина́рный kulinárnyj, пова́ренный povárennyj |
| العربية | مَطْبَخِيّ maṭbaḵiyy |
| עברית | קולינרי Kuli'nari |
Talk about this word "culinary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/culinary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. culinary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/culinary "culinary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/culinary.Cite this
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title = {culinary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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