cuisine

noun

cui·​sine kwi-ˈzēn 

kwē-

: manner of preparing food : style of cooking

a cooking method used in French cuisine

also : the food prepared

enjoys French cuisine

Synonyms

• cooking

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 on the Web

Local tools for local cuisine So two groups of Neanderthals managed to have strikingly different food cultures over a distance of just a few miles. —ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025

American and European cuisines are not the most vegan friendly but broadening your palette will afford you more options. —Brianna J. Heath, Essence, 16 July 2025

From Bangladeshi to Belizean, Puerto Rican to Southern, Filipino to Thai, or Cajun to Afghan, the contestants demonstrate through their cooking that there is no monolithic American cuisine. —Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025

Yes, there were surprising flavor and textural combinations and artistic flourishes on the plate, but the service set Uchi apart as much as the cuisine. —Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, kitchen, from Old French, from Late Latin coquina — more at kitchen entry 1

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cuisine

• chef de cuisine
• haute cuisine
• nouvelle cuisine

Rhymes for cuisine

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between

Kids Definition

cuisine

noun

cui·​sine kwi-ˈzēn 

kwē-

: style of cooking

Mexican cuisine

Chinese cuisine

also : the food cooked