cozinha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [koˈzĩ.j̃ɐ], /kuˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [kuˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [koˈzĩ.j̃ɐ], /kuˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [kuˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈzi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈzi.ɲɐ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈzĩ.ɲa/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
• Hyphenation: co‧zi‧nha

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cozinha, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna. Compare Galician cociña, Spanish cocina.

Noun

cozinha f (plural cozinhas)

1. kitchen (room where food is prepared)
2. (cooking) cuisine (foods and cooking associated with a particular culture)

Related terms

• cozedeira
• cozedura
• cozer
• cozido
• cozimento
• cozinhado
• cozinhar
• cozinheiro

Descendants

• Papiamentu: cushina

Etymology 2

Verb

cozinha

1. inflection of cozinhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative