cuisine
Americannoun
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a style or quality of cooking; cookery.
Italian cuisine; This restaurant has an excellent cuisine.
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Archaic. the kitchen or culinary department of a house, hotel, etc.
noun
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a style or manner of cooking
French cuisine
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the food prepared by a restaurant, household, etc
Etymology
Origin of cuisine
1475–85; < French: literally, kitchen < Vulgar Latin *cocīna, for Latin coquīna; kitchen
Example Sentences
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In Polish cuisine, it’s known as Gołąbki, often served for Christmas Eve dinner, weddings, or on dining tables year-round, depending on the region.
From Salon
"Dutch cuisine is not high-level cuisine -- it's good food. It's always potato, vegetables, meat," he said.
From Barron's
Adjacent to the cuisine center is a breakfast nook with a round table.
From MarketWatch
A wave of Italian immigrants brought with them a new cuisine.
From Salon
Paula Deen has announced the closing of the Lady and Sons — the iconic Georgia restaurant that made her a star of Southern cuisine and a household name in the cooking world.
From Los Angeles Times
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