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culinary
[ kyoo-luh-ner-ee, kuhl-uh- ]
/ ˈkyu ləˌnɛr i, ˈkʌl ə- /
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adjective
of, relating to, or used in cooking or the kitchen.
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Origin of culinary
OTHER WORDS FROM culinary
cu·li·nar·i·ly, adverbWords nearby culinary
culicid, culicide, culicifuge, Culicoides, culinarian, culinary, Culion, cull, culled, Cullen, cullender
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How to use culinary in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for culinary
culinary
/ (ˈkʌlɪnərɪ) /
adjective
of, relating to, or used in the kitchen or in cookery
Derived forms of culinary
culinarily, adverbWord Origin for culinary
C17: from Latin culīna kitchen
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