From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cuisine
n 1: the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so
prepared [syn: cuisine, culinary art]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cuisine \Cui`sine"\ (kw?`z?n"), n. [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen,
fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen.]
1. The kitchen or cooking department.
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2. Manner or style of cooking.
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