cuisine

[kwi-zeen]

noun

1. a style or quality of cooking; cookery.

   Italian cuisine; This restaurant has an excellent cuisine.

2. Archaic.,  the kitchen or culinary department of a house, hotel, etc.

cuisine

/ kwɪˈziːn /

noun

1. a style or manner of cooking

   French cuisine

2. the food prepared by a restaurant, household, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuisine¹

1475–85; < French: literally, kitchen < Vulgar Latin *cocīna, for Latin coquīna; kitchen

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuisine¹

C18: from French, literally: kitchen, from Late Latin coquīna, from Latin coquere to cook

Example Sentences

Takaichi saw Americans mixing up Japanese, Chinese and Korean language and cuisine, observing how Japan was often grouped together with China and South Korea.

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But German officials said its take on the kebab had become part of its own national cuisine.

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A superstar in French cuisine, tonka has also made its fair share of cameos on “Bake Off,” notably in an apricot compote and a mascarpone cream paired with a ginger, fig and honey pudding.

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Those of us of who love Mexican American cuisine, in all its manifestations, can take heart in knowing it is still one of the most “American” aspects to whatever is left of the U.S. monoculture.

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Jollof rice is a staple of Nigerian cuisine, featuring rice simmered in a tomato based sauce, often paired with meat or seafood.

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Related Words

• cooking 
• fare 
• meal 
• menu