kitchen

noun

kitch·en | \ ˈki-chən

Definition of kitchen

1 : a place (such as a room) with cooking facilities

2 : the personnel that prepares, cooks, and serves food

3 : cuisine

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Although a room where food is cooked is called a kitchen, the words cook and kitchen are so different that it is surprising to learn that they both come from the same source. Both words can be traced to the Latin verb coquere, meaning “to cook.” The connection between coquere and cook is easy to see, but kitchen has a more involved history. From the verb coquere came the later Latin noun coquina, meaning “a kitchen.” With some changes in pronunciation, coquina came into Old English as cycene. This became Middle English kichene and finally modern English kitchen.

Examples of kitchen in a Sentence

They want a house with a large kitchen.

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The mudroom area in the kitchen has sliders to a deck, beyond which is a large, level, fenced backyard with mature fruit trees. — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, "For sale: What $450,000 buys you south of Boston," 6 Sep. 2019 Traditions include spending the day in the kitchen, preparing a lavish meal, eating said meal, and spending time curled up on the couch with the in-laws, usually with the television tuned to a family-friendly program. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "How to Watch the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving," 6 Sep. 2019 Muli Shalmi grew up in the kitchen of restaurants in Israel. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "12 vegan and vegetarian restaurants you need to check out," 6 Sep. 2019 Or how Nicholas helped in the kitchen while Ashlynn tended to Aiydenn. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "'It was just us four': An Indianapolis mom prepares to bury her two teenagers," 5 Sep. 2019 Aside from that, there are always free samples in the kitchen to take home. — Mckenna Moore, Fortune, "How This Harvard Grad Found a Job in the Natural Cheese Business at Kraft Heinz," 5 Sep. 2019 While, for some, hibachi may call to mind onion volcanos and spinning chef’s knives, the hibachi cooking at Misawa takes place behind the scenes in the kitchen, rather than in the dining room. — Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal, "This Japanese restaurant on Bardstown Road falls short of serving A+ sushi," 4 Sep. 2019 The game is broadcast on a movie screen, and food specials like foot-long corn dogs and bratwursts, as well as constant stream of chicken wings, are cooked up in the kitchen to feed the crowd. — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, "NFL fan group bars around San Antonio: where to find them," 2 Sep. 2019 Sirhan shot Kennedy on Jun. 5, 1968, in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, where the presidential hopeful was celebrating victory in the California Democratic primary. — Dennis Romero, NBC News, "Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan stabbed in prison," 31 Aug. 2019

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kitchen

noun

English Language Learners Definition of kitchen

: a room in which food is cooked

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kitchen

noun

kitch·en | \ ˈki-chən

Kids Definition of kitchen

: a room in which food is prepared and cooking is done

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kitchen

Definition of kitchen

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First Known Use of kitchen

History and Etymology for kitchen

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kitchen

Definition of kitchen

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Examples of kitchen in a Sentence

First Known Use of kitchen

History and Etymology for kitchen

English Language Learners Definition of kitchen

Kids Definition of kitchen

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