Definition of cuisine
: manner of preparing food : style of cooking a cooking method used in French cuisine; also : the food prepared enjoys French cuisine
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Examples of cuisine in a Sentence
a cooking method used in French cuisine
a cuisine based on local ingredients
This restaurant is famous for its spicy cuisine.
Recent Examples of cuisine from the Web
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The eatery, which is adjacent to the mall, serves up American cuisine with a particular focus on using local ingredients.
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The cheeseburger doesn’t always tie in with Vietnamese cuisine.
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Some have opened food shops, bringing the Damascus area’s cuisine to Idlib.
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Before and after the event's official program, guests enjoyed cuisine by Laura Arrowood, beverages from Ben Lazich of The Wine Seller and music from pianist Jeffrey Pounds.
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In addition to the cuisine, wine, and cocktails, Ryan Rama will be serving high-end tequila and mescal from Tequila Ocho.
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This is the restaurant that helped create the concept of star chefs, including Waxman, who was a chef there for five years and helped champion the idea of California cuisine.
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Details that begin with the fundamentals, like knife skills -- leading to more advanced work in Latin cuisines, wine tasting, and even 3-D printing with sugar.
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Terzian said Armenian food is similar to Middle Eastern cuisine, but with some special touches.
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Origin and Etymology of cuisine
French, literally, kitchen, from Old French, from Late Latin coquina — more at kitchen
First Known Use: 1786
CUISINE Defined for English Language Learners
cuisine
playDefinition of cuisine for English Language Learners
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: a style of cooking
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: food that is cooked in a particular way
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