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- [kich-uh n]
- /ˈkɪtʃ ən/
- /ˈkɪtʃɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kich-uh n]
- /ˈkɪtʃ ən/
Definitions of kitchen word
- noun kitchen a room or place equipped for cooking. 1
- noun kitchen culinary department; cuisine: This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen. 1
- noun kitchen the staff or equipment of a kitchen. 1
- adjective kitchen of, relating to, or designed for use in a kitchen: kitchen window; kitchen curtains. 1
- adjective kitchen employed in or assigned to a kitchen: kitchen help. 1
- adjective kitchen of or resembling a pidginized language, especially one used for communication between employers and servants or other employees who do not speak the same language. 1
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Origin of kitchen
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English kichene, Old English cycene ≪ Latin coquīna, equivalent to coqu(ere) to cook + -īna -ine1; cf. cuisine
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Parts of speech for Kitchen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kitchen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
kitchen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kitchen
noun kitchen
- gallery — a raised area, often having a stepped or sloping floor, in a theater, church, or other public building to accommodate spectators, exhibits, etc.
- cuisine — The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.
- mess — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- canteen — A canteen is a place in a factory, shop, or college where meals are served to the people who work or study there.
- kitchenette — a very small, compact kitchen.
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