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haute cuisine

/əʊt kwɪˈziːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
haute cui-sine
IPA
/əʊt kwɪˈziːn/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Elaborate or skillfully style or manner of preparing food, especially that of France.

Uncountable

noun

The food prepared using such style.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French haute (“high”) + cuisine (“cookery”). Literally, “high(-class) cookery”. First attested in 1829. Usually in italics until 1960s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əʊt kwɪˈziːn/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce haute cuisine?
The recorded pronunciation is /əʊt kwɪˈziːn/.
What does haute cuisine mean?
Elaborate or skillfully style or manner of preparing food, especially that of France.
Where does haute cuisine come from?
It is traced to French. First known use: First attested in 1829.

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