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Culinary Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Culinary has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

of or relating to or used in cooking

"The culinary school taught students how to prepare delicious meals using fresh ingredients."

2

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

"The local culinary festival celebrated the diverse traditions of street food and home cooking."

In plain English: Culinary means anything related to cooking and preparing food.

"The culinary school taught me how to chop vegetables and season meat properly."

Usage: Use culinary as an adjective specifically describing skills, arts, or items related to professional food preparation rather than simple home cooking. It is often paired with words like cuisine, school, and expertise to distinguish formal gastronomy from everyday meal making.

Example Sentences
"The culinary school taught me how to chop vegetables and season meat properly." adj
"The culinary arts class taught me how to chop vegetables properly." adj
"She developed a passion for culinary skills after visiting the local market." adj
"Many people are curious about the culinary traditions of different cultures." adj
See Also
olitory potherb vegetable nonculinary taste pork and beans kitchen cheesecloth
Related Terms

Origin

The word culinary entered English through the French language. It ultimately traces back to the Latin root for kitchen.

Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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