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noun

cuisine

kwih-ZEEN/kwɪˈziːn/

A style of cooking and its characteristic food.

The meal presents Japanese cuisine through sushi, tempura, and miso soup.

A cohesive Japanese meal presents a recognizable culinary tradition through sushi, tempura and miso soup, rather than depicting a generic kitchen or an unrelated assortment of foods.
Etymology
cuisineLatinkitchen

Latin coquina meant a kitchen. The sense broadened from the place where food is prepared to cooking itself, then to a characteristic manner or style of cooking.

In context

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[Music] The Lyonnaise cuisine. Pork butter, smoked butter, butter with thyme, and butter with peppers.
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More examples

  • She studied regional cuisines.
  • The restaurant served local cuisine.
  • He admired the cuisine.

Forms

cuisine · cuisines

Similar words

cooking
The preparation of food rather than a distinctive tradition.
fare
The food served rather than the whole culinary style.