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Cuisine

/kwɪˈziːn/

A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

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📖 Definitions of "Cuisine"

noun

1
A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
"French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking."
2
A kitchen or cooking department.

noun

1
The art of cooking, generally.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cuisine"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cookerynoun	The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
culinary artnoun	The art of cooking, generally.
cookingnoun	(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cuisine"

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Word	Definition
cookingnoun	(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
cookerynoun	The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
culinary artnoun	The art of cooking, generally.
cooknoun	(cooking) A person who prepares food.
culinary	Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
cooked	(of food) Prepared by cooking.
chefnoun	The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
gastronomynoun	The art of preparing and eating good food.
kitchennoun	A room or area for preparing food.
gastronomic	Of or pertaining to gastronomy.
dishnoun	A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
restaurantnoun	An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
diningnoun	Eating dinner as a social function.
cateringnoun	(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
foodnoun	(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
eatingnoun	The act of ingesting food.
vegetablenoun	A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
stovenoun	A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.
iceboxnoun	A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
pantrynoun	A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.