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cuisine
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
cuisine
(noun)
haute cuisine
(noun)
nouvelle cuisine
(noun)
cuisine
/kwɪ
ˈ
ziːn/
noun
plural
cuisines
cuisine
/kwɪ
ˈ
ziːn/
noun
plural
cuisines
Britannica Dictionary definition of CUISINE
1
:
a style of cooking
[
noncount
]
I like gourmet/vegetarian/ethnic
cuisine
.
a cooking method used in French
cuisine
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regional
cuisines
a
cuisine
based on local ingredients
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see also
haute cuisine
,
nouvelle cuisine
2
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noncount
]
:
food that is cooked in a particular way
This restaurant is famous for its spicy
cuisine
.
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