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Cuisine – kitchen, cooking, food

Cuisine – kitchen, cooking, food

Today we’ll look at the feminine noun la cuisine, which translates to “kitchen”, “cooking”, “food. Cuisiner is also a verb, meaning “to cook”.

Cuisine - French feminine noun: kitchen, cooking, food

Word origin

The modern French word cuisine comes from cŏcīna (cooking, art of cookery, kitchen) in Latin.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of cuisine is [kɥizin] or kwee-zeen.

Example sentences

This second example sentence uses the regular ER verb cuisiner (to cook).

When refering to the food of a pays (country) or region, you must use the word la cuisine and not la nourriture, which also means food. In this context, cuisine is a word the English borrowed from French.

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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