English Explanatory Dictionary

culinary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
  2. Of or relating to a kitchen.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-culinary.wav /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/ /ˈk(j)ulɪˌnɛɹi/ /ˈkʊlɪˌnɛɹi/

Word forms

culinary more culinary most culinary

Etymology

Borrowed from French culinaire, itself a borrowing from Latin culīnārius, from culīna (“kitchen”).

Synonyms

cooking coquinary culinarian magirological magiristic magiric

Related words

cook kiln recipe

Derived words

culinarian culinarily culinary art culinary linguistics ethnoculinary medicoculinary nonculinary
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