cuisine

English

/kwɪˈziːn/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
  • (uncountable) : The art of preparing food, generally.
  • (countable) A kitchen or cooking department.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuisine (kitchen, cooking, culinary art) derived from Latin *cocina, coquina root from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (cook, become ripe, bake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pekʷ-

Gloss

cook, become ripe, bake

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

炊

Emoji
🍚 👨‍🍳 👩‍🍳

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