culinary

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌlɪnəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkjuləˌnɛri, ˈkʌlə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kyo̅o̅′lə ner′ē, kul′ə-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cu•li•nar•y /ˈkyuləˌnɛri, ˈkʌlə-/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, relating to, or used in cooking or the kitchen:the culinary arts.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cu•li•nar•y  (kyo̅o̅′lə ner′ē, kul′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen.
  • Latin culīnārius of the kitchen, equivalent. to culīn(a) kitchen, food + -ārius -ary
  • 1630–40
cu′li•nar′i•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
culinary /ˈkʌlɪnərɪ/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or used in the kitchen or in cookery
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin culīna kitchenˈculinarily adv
'culinary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cook - herbal - salvia - blender - cinnamon - cuisine - culinarian - kitchen - mulloway - rotary beater - verjuice - wheat - salsify

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