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Kitchen Vocabulary

Kitchen Vocabulary

If you’re spending any amount of time in France you’ll quickly learn that the French spent a great amount of time in both the kitchen (la cuisine) and the dining room (salle à manger). Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of vocabulary covering all kitchen appliances, tableware as well as food preparation equipment.

French Kitchen Vocabulary

Kitchen Vocabulary – Vocabulaire de la Cuisine

Kitchen appliances and equipment

  • sink l’évier (m)
  • faucet le robinet
  • freezer le congélateur
  • refrigerator le réfrigérateur
  • electric burners les plaques électriques (f)
  • microwave oven l four à micro-ondes
  • oven le four
  • kitchen table le table de cuisine
  • kitchen island l’îlot de cuisine (m)
  • gas stove la cuisinière à gaz
  • garbage disposal le broyeur à déchets
  • dishwasher la lave-vaisselle
  • blender le mixeur
  • dish rack l’égouttoir (m)
  • trash bin la poubelle
  • broiler le gril
  • coffee machine, coffee pot la cafetière
  • kettle la bouilloire
  • teatpot la théière
  • toaster le grille-pain

Dishes, silverware, tableware

  • tableware les ustensiles à table (m)
  • silverware l’argenterie (f)
  • plate le plat
  • plate l’assiette (f)
  • bowl le bol
  • glass le verre
  • spoon la cuillière
  • teaspoon la cuillère à café
  • tablespoon la cuillère à soupe
  • knife le couteau
  • fork la fourchette
  • serving dish le plat de service
  • serving spoon la grande cuillère
  • tablecloth la nappe
  • dessert plate le plateau de desserts
  • mug la chope
  • napkin la serviette

Food preparation

  • pots and pans la batterie de la cuisine
  • pot, pan, saucepan la casserole
  • stew pot, cooking pot le faitout
  • frying pan, skillet la poêle
  • casserole dish la cocotte
  • salad bowl, mixing bowl le saladier
  • colander la passoire
  • cutting board la planche à découper
  • can opener l’ouvre-boîtes (m)
  • measuring cup la verre doseur
  • measuring spoon la mesurette
  • vegetable peeler l’épluche-légumes (m)
  • potato masher le presse-purée
  • whisk le fouet, le batteu
  • salad spinner l’essoreuse à salade (f)
  • grater la râpe
  • juicer la centrifugeuse
  • garlic press le presse-ail
  • paring knife le couteau d’office
  • bread knife le couteau à pain
  • sauté pan une sauteuse
  • baking pan une plaque de cuisson, plaque
  • spatula une spatule
  • tongs des pinces (f)
  • ladle une louche
  • oven mitt une manique
  • trivet un dessous-de-plat
  • ice-cube tray un bac à glaçons

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