culinary
pronunciation
How to pronounce culinary in British English:
UK [ˈkʌlɪnəri]
How to pronounce culinary in American English:
US [ˈkʌlɪneri]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or used in cooking
Word Origin
- culinary
- culinary: see kiln
- culinary (adj.)
- 1630s, "of the kitchen," from Latin culinarius "pertaining to the kitchen," from culina "kitchen, food" (see kiln). Meaning "of cookery" is from 1650s.
Example
- 1. The japanese have some bizarre culinary and sexual practices .
- 2. Tell your friends you partook of shanghai 's greatest culinary joy .
- 3. The superb culinary technique make people exclaim .
- 4. Buford , as batali did before him , travels to italy to learn the secrets of the culinary trade .
- 5. When you first arrive , you have to find your culinary reference points .