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cuisine

Pronunciation: /kwɪˈziːn/

The English word “cuisine” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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