culinary C1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛri/ UK /ˈkʌlɪnəri/ See IPA manual Freq #14303 Meanings 1 adj relating to cooking, kitchens, or the preparation of food The course introduces students to basic culinary techniques. 2 adj grown, selected, or used for cooking The garden supplies the restaurant with several culinary herbs. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to cooking,... cookinggastronomic 2 adj · grown, selected, or used... ediblecooking Word family Derived forms culinarianculinarilyethnoculinarynonculinary Related forms cookcuisinekitchenrecipe Common collocations culinary art Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from French culinaire, itself from Latin culinaris, 'of the kitchen,' from culina, 'kitchen.' The word retains that practical association with preparing food. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # culinary **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌlɪnəri/ **Frequency rank:** 14303 ## Meanings 1. relating to cooking, kitchens, or the preparation of food 2. grown, selected, or used for cooking ## Examples - The course introduces students to basic culinary techniques. - The garden supplies the restaurant with several culinary herbs. ## Synonyms - cooking - gastronomic ## Derived Forms - culinarian - culinarily - ethnoculinary - nonculinary ## Related Forms - cook - cuisine - kitchen - recipe ## Etymology Borrowed from French culinaire, itself from Latin culinaris, 'of the kitchen,' from culina, 'kitchen.' The word retains that practical association with preparing food. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown