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 chef went across the continent region by region—from Northern Alaska to the Great Plains to southern Mexico—and highlighted different local flavors and cuisines, all utilizing the fresh game, fish, or fruits and vegetables that were used pre-colonization. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025

Over eight thousand Taco Bells and thirty-eight hundred Chipotles have institutionalized homogenized versions of Tex-Mex/Mexican cuisine across the US and elsewhere. —JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2025

All Thai'd Up in Louisville serves authentic Thai cuisine, including dishes with whole, head-on prawns and fish. —Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025

In Split, Zoi offers Mediterranean-fusion cuisine right on the Riva promenade. —Lucija Boras, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 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