CUISINE

cuisine, culinary art

(noun) the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cuisine (countable and uncountable, plural cuisines)

(countable, uncountable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

(uncountable) synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food, generally.

(countable, dated) A kitchen or cooking department.

Synonyms

• (characteristic style of preparing food): culinary art, kitchen

Source: Wiktionary


Cui`sine" (kw`zn"), n. Etym: [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen, fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen.]

1. The kitchen or cooking department.

2. Manner or style of cooking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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