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culinary art

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The art of cooking, generally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cooking, cookery, cuisine, culinary arts, magirics, magirology

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of cuisine: The art of cooking in particular way, a characteristic style of cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cuisine

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cuisine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooking, cookery, preparation

Narrower terms: dim sum, haute cuisine, nouvelle cuisine, rechauffe, gastronomy

History

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طِبَاخَة (ṭibāḵa) — art of cooking
  • Bulgarian: готварство (gotvarstvo) — art of cooking
  • Bulgarian: кулинария (kulinarija) — art of cooking
  • Catalan: cuina — art of cooking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烹調術 /烹调术 (pēngtiáoshù) — art of cooking
  • Czech: kuchařství — art of cooking
  • Danish: kogekunst — art of cooking
  • Dutch: kookkunst — art of cooking
  • Estonian: kokakunst — art of cooking
  • Estonian: kokandus — art of cooking
  • Estonian: kulinaaria — art of cooking
  • Finnish: keittotaito — art of cooking
  • French: art culinaire — art of cooking
  • French: cuisine — art of cooking
  • Galician: cociña — art of cooking
  • Galician: arte culinaria — art of cooking
  • German: Kochkunst — art of cooking
  • German: Kochen — art of cooking
  • Greek: μαγειρική (mageirikí) — art of cooking
  • Ancient Greek: ὀψοποιία (opsopoiía) — art of cooking
  • Hungarian: főzés — art of cooking
  • Hungarian: sütés-főzés — art of cooking
  • Hungarian: konyhaművészet — art of cooking
  • Indonesian: tata boga — art of cooking
  • Italian: cucina — art of cooking
  • Latvian: pavārmāksla — art of cooking
  • Latvian: kulinārija — art of cooking
  • Māori: tunumanga — art of cooking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kokekunst — art of cooking
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kokekunst — art of cooking
  • Polish: kulinaria — art of cooking
  • Portuguese: arte culinária — art of cooking
  • Portuguese: culinária — art of cooking
  • Portuguese: cozinha — art of cooking
  • Romanian: arta culinară — art of cooking
  • Russian: кулинари́я (kulinaríja) — art of cooking
  • Russian: стряпня́ (strjapnjá) — art of cooking
  • Spanish: arte culinario — art of cooking
  • Spanish: culinaria — art of cooking
  • Spanish: cocina — art of cooking
  • Swahili: upikaji — art of cooking
  • Swedish: matlagning — art of cooking
  • Turkish: aşçılık — art of cooking
  • Vietnamese: nghệ thuật ẩm thực — art of cooking