culinary
adjective/ˈkʌlɪnəri/
/ˈkʌlɪneri/
[only before noun] (formal)- connected with cooking or food
- culinary skills
- Savour the culinary delights of Mexico.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCulinary is used with these nouns:- art
- delight
- excellence
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin culinarius, from culina ‘kitchen’.Want to learn more?
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