Definitions for cuisine
kwɪˈzincui·sine

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cuisine, culinary art(noun)

   the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

Wiktionary(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cuisine(Noun)

   a characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin

   Etymology: From cuisine, from cocina, dissimilation of coquina, from coquo.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cuisine(noun)

   the kitchen or cooking department

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen, fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen.]

2. Cuisine(noun)

   manner or style of cooking

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen, fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen.]

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1. Cuisine

   Cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific culture. Cuisines are often named after the geographic areas or regions that they originate from. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade. Religious food laws, such as Islamic dietary laws and Jewish dietary laws, can also exercise a strong influence on cuisine. Regional food preparation traditions, customs and ingredients often combine to create dishes unique to a particular region.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cuisine

   kwe-zēn′, n. a kitchen or cooking department: cookery.—n. Cuisin′ier, a cook. [Fr. (It. cucina)—L. coquina—coquĕre, to cook.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cuisine in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cuisine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cuisine in a Sentence

1. Kelly Kim:

   Yellow Fever celebrates all things Asian: the food, the culture and the people and our menu reflects that featuring cuisine from Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Hawaii, we have been a proud Asian, female-owned business since our founding over four and a half years ago in Torrance, California.

2. Paul Pairet:

   I chose Shanghai because there was already the ingredients. Obviously, the power of Shanghai, the energy of Shanghai... to free up Western cuisine based on curiosity, all these ingredients are very important, especially for the avant-garde.

3. Daniel Boardman:

   If you look at the food category, it was mostly pictures from Southeast Asia -- those countries have some of the most eye-catching cuisine.

4. Alexander Hamilton:

   Chef Sean Sherman had been working in restaurant kitchens for decades. Then a strange fact struck Chef Sean Sherman : The food of Chef Sean Sherman people, the Oglala Sioux, was completely unrepresented in American cuisine … ’ I just had an epiphany.

5. Masaaki Sano:

   One thing about the pufferfish is that it's not really just about the fish itself, it's about the skill of the chef who cuts it, the presentation… it's a delicate cuisine – that's the point.

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