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Added 9 October 2026

cuisine

/kwɪˈziːn/ noun

Latin root: cocīna Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cuisine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A characteristic manner or 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.
The food prepared using such style.
Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.

Origin

Borrowed from French cuisine (“cooking, culinary art, kitchen”), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen”). Doublet of kitchen.

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