Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuisine

/kwɪˈziːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: cui-sine
IPA: /kwɪˈziːn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The food prepared using such style.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.

Uncountable

noun

A kitchen or cooking department.

Countable; Dated

Example Sentences

"French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking."
"The restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine."
"For example, salsa and pico de gallo from Mexican cuisine sometimes include fruits like peach, mango or pineapple, balancing hot peppers like habanero or jalapeño with their sweetness. […] Cookbooks covering cuisines that feature swicy flavor profiles are a great place to start."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *pekʷ-, cocīna

Usage

Inflected Forms

cuisines (plural)

Derived Forms

multicuisine subcuisine

Phrases

batterie de cuisine chef de cuisine fusion cuisine haute cuisine modernist cuisine new Nordic cuisine nouvelle cuisine spa cuisine

Frequently Paired Words

curry gastronomy

Synonyms

culinary art kitchen

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cuisine?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪˈziːn/.
What does cuisine mean?: A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
Where does cuisine come from?: Borrowed from French cuisine (“cooking, culinary art, kitchen”), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen”). Doublet of kitchen.

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