cuisinière

American  

[kwee-zee-nyer] / kwi ziˈnyɛr /

noun

French.

plural

cuisinières

1. a female cook or chef.

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Example Sentences

Sushi at Masa, New York Hélène Darroze Chef cuisinière, Hélène Darroze at the Connaught, London I was in New York with my chefs to cook a special dinner and we went to Masa.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2015

The poor cuisinière much alarm, as you call it.”

From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)

In the kitchen, where the fat cuisinière had prepared her dinners, were now a dozen officers, some sprawling asleep on the floor, some squatting round the table playing "vingt-et-un."

From Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France by Bartlett, Vernon

Each course as it is served receives an introductory speech: "Ce paté, mon cher, est la gloire de ma cuisinière" etc.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

That, I suppose, is the result of being a "cuisinière!"

From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Salmon, Betty Keays-Young