culinary

[ kyoo-luh-ner-ee, kuhl-uh- ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or used in cooking or the kitchen.

Origin of culinary

1
1630–40; <Latin culīnārius of the kitchen, equivalent to culīn(a) kitchen, food + -ārius-ary

Other words from culinary

  • cu·li·nar·i·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for culinary

culinary

/ (ˈkʌlɪnərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or used in the kitchen or in cookery

Origin of culinary

1
C17: from Latin culīna kitchen

Derived forms of culinary

  • culinarily, adverb

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