cuisine

[kwi-zeen]

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noun

a style or quality of cooking; cookery: Italian cuisine; This restaurant has an excellent cuisine.

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

Origin of cuisine

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

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Related Words for cuisine

fare, menu, cooking, meal, grub, eats, dishes

Examples from the Web for cuisine

Contemporary Examples of cuisine

The possibilities of the types of cuisine that can be made are endless once you turn pot into butter (or oil) to cook with.
Meet the Julia Child of Weed
Justin Jones
November 13, 2014
Pamplona is a vibrant modern city that takes care to preserve the traditions of Navarre culture and cuisine.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?
Clive Irving
July 13, 2014
She speaks no English, but I could taste her warmth and her pride in her homemade, old-school Roman cuisine.
The Foodie Capital of Canada
Michele Willens
May 31, 2014
The creativity of the cuisine is a minimum and the commercial potential is maximum.
Italy Plans a Disneyland for Foodies
Barbie Latza Nadeau
March 16, 2014
Eat: The area is renowned for its cuisine, especially fish, shellfish, hearty rice dishes, and stews.
Nine Amazing Places To Skinny Dip Around The World
Erin Cunningham
September 21, 2013

Historical Examples of cuisine

He is said also to be very skillful in the cuisine peculiar to the island.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;
Various
"An over-rich, greasy sort of cuisine is the Provenale," remarked Ogden.
One Of Them
Charles James Lever
The cuisine is excellent, both French and German, and the wines delicious.
Arthur O'Leary
Charles James Lever
He was faint, and did justice to the cuisine of his host, which was indeed remarkable.
The Young Duke
Benjamin Disraeli
In the Italian cuisine we find in the highest degree these three qualities.
The Italian Cook Book
Maria Gentile

British Dictionary definitions for cuisine

cuisine

noun

a style or manner of cookingFrench cuisine

the food prepared by a restaurant, household, etc

Word Origin for cuisine

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

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Word Origin and History for cuisine

1786, from French cuisine "style of cooking," originally "kitchen, cooking, cooked food" (12c.), from Late Latin cocina, earlier coquina "kitchen," from Latin coquere "to cook" (see cook (n.)).