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culinary

adjectiveattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ɹi//
  • United States//ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi//
  • United States//ˈk(j)ulɪˌnɛɹi//
  • United States//ˈkʊlɪˌnɛɹi//

Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.

adjective

  1. 1

    Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.

    Her culinary skills were excellent.

    Sizzling kebabs, delicious kheer and the ever popular haleem -it's a clear sign that Ramadan sure brings with it a culinary awakening. At the same time, Ramadan is all about discipline and faith.

  2. 2

    Of or relating to a kitchen.

Etymology

Borrowed from French culinaire, itself a borrowing from Latin culīnārius, from culīna (“kitchen”).

Forms

comparative
more culinary
superlative
most culinary
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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