adj
culinary
KUH-lihn-ree
adj
1
Relating to cooking or the kitchen.
"She trained at a top culinary school."
"His culinary skills impressed everyone at the dinner party."
How to Use Culinary
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to cooking and food preparation.
Common pairings
culinary school
culinary arts
culinary skills
Word Forms
more culinary comparative, most culinary superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from French culinaire, from Latin culinarius, from culina ("kitchen").