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cuisine

cui·sine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwi-zeen]
    • /kwɪˈzin/
    • /kwɪˈziːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwi-zeen]
    • /kwɪˈzin/

Definitions of cuisine word

  • variable noun cuisine The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place. 3
  • variable noun cuisine The cuisine of a restaurant is the range of food that is served in it. 3
  • uncountable noun cuisine The skill or profession of cooking unusual or interesting food can be referred to as cuisine. 3
  • noun cuisine a style or manner of cooking 3
  • noun cuisine the food prepared by a restaurant, household, etc 3
  • noun cuisine the kitchen 3

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Origin of cuisine

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < French: literally, kitchen < Vulgar Latin *cocīna, for Latin coquīna; see kitchen

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Parts of speech for Cuisine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cuisine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cuisine usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cuisine

noun cuisine

  • fare — the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
  • menu — a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare: Ask the waiter for a menu.
  • cooking — Cooking is food which has been cooked.
  • meal — a coarse, unsifted powder ground from the edible seeds of any grain: wheat meal; cornmeal.
  • grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.

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