tchuîsinne

Norman

Alternative forms

• tchuusène (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French cuisine, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna, ultimately from Latin coquō (“cook”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”). Compare French cuisine.

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Noun

tchuîsinne f (plural tchuîsinnes)

1. (Jersey) kitchen

Derived terms

• batt'tie d'tchuîsinne (“kitchen utensils”)
• grand'tchuîsinne (“dining room”)
• moûque dé tchuîsinne (“housefly”)
• tchuîsinnyi (“cook”)

Related terms

• tchuithe