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 of cuisine

• 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

The hotel restaurants includes Enga, which serves elevated alpine cuisine in an upscale indoor-outdoor dining room, and the Antler Room, a lounge slinging cocktails and shared plates. —Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026

The new restaurant, Casa Lola, is a raucous celebration of Mexican cuisine. —Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026

After all, the Winter Olympics will be held in Italy in February, and UNESCO has just recently recognized Italian cuisine with one of its most prestigious cultural honors as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (a first for an entire national cuisine). —Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

The restaurant name and its cuisine has not yet been made public. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026

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