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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French culinaire, itself a borrowing from Latin culīnārius, from culīna (“kitchen”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ɹi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/, /ˈk(j)ulɪˌnɛɹi/, /ˈkʊlɪˌnɛɹi/
Adjective
culinary (comparative more culinary, superlative most culinary)
- Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
Her culinary skills were excellent.
- Of or relating to a kitchen.
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Derived terms
Translations
relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking
See also
References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.
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