Words / B2

kwi-ZEEN/kwɪˈziːn/

Cuisine is a style of cooking belonging to a country or region (often uncountable): regional cuisine; French cuisine. Food is everyday; culinary is the adjective (next). Map regional cuisine in the cultural case. Mix-up: cousin (already in the dictionary); quiz. Do not write “a cuisine” for one sandwich.

Meaning

A style of cooking belonging to a country or region (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Map regional cuisine in the cultural case, not a takeaway slogan.”
• “Farm-to-table cuisine featured in the tourism source, which is the style-of-cooking sense.”

Good to know

regional / national cuisine; cuisine of. Adjective: culinary. Everyday: food. Trap: cousin. Geography, culture, and food tech. A region’s style of cooking, not one meal.

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