ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kitchen

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)n/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kitchen is a noun meaning A room or area for preparing food.

Meaning

A room or area for preparing food.

More Meanings

  1. (by extension) Cuisine; style of cooking.
  2. (music) The percussion section of an orchestra.
  3. (attributive) A domesticated or uneducated form of a language.
  4. (chiefly African-American Vernacular) The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look.
  5. (dated) A utensil for roasting meat.
  6. (slang) A public gaming room in a casino.
  7. (obsolete) Anything eaten as a relish with bread, potatoes, etc.; a condiment.

Example Sentences

We cook in the kitchen.
I always leave the stuff piled up, piled up in the sink / But you will always find him in the kitchen at parties
My palate passionately lies in the savory kitchen with its salty fats and infernal flavors of chilies and spices.
I had been trained with the rigidity and discipline of the French kitchen, and now I was embracing American informality.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include chef, culinary, cookery, cooking, cook, cuisine.

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