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kitchen knife

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any knife designed for preparing food in the kitchen; any knife so used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: knife, tool

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кухненски нож (kuhnenski nož) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菜刀 (càidāo) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Danish: køkkenkniv — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Finnish: keittiöveitsi — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Finnish: kokkiveitsi — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • French: couteau de cuisine — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • German: Küchenmesser — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Italian: coltello da cucina — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Japanese: 包丁 (hōchō) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Japanese: 中華包丁 — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Kapampangan: kampit — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Korean: 식칼 (sik'kal) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Korean: 부엌칼 (bueok'kal) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Korean: 식도 (sikdo) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøkkenkniv — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Okinawan: 包丁 — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Okinawan: 庖丁 (hōchā) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Punjabi: ਕਰਦ (karad) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Russian: ку́хонный нож (kúxonnyj nož) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Swedish: kökskniv — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Yonaguni: 包丁 — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife
  • Yonaguni: 庖丁 (futta) — typical knife for preparing food — see also chef's knife