cuisinier

English

Etymology

From French cuisinier.

Noun

cuisinier (plural cuisiniers)

1. (dated) A cook or chef, especially in French contexts.
   • 1859, Thomas William J. Connolly, The Romance of the Ranks:

     The servants, though much amused at my appearance, pitied me, while the cuisinier, doing his best to soothe me, made clear the reason of the disturbance.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *coquīnārium, or a later formation corresponding to cuisine +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɥi.zi.nje/

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Noun

cuisinier m (plural cuisiniers, feminine cuisinière)

1. cook; chef (someone who cooks)

   Synonyms: (rare) coq, (slang) cuistot, (obsolete) queux

   Hyponym: chef

   Mon père est un bon cuisinier. ― My father is a good cook.

Related terms

• cuisine
• cuisiner
• cuisinière

 

Descendants

• → English: cuisinier

Further reading

• “cuisinier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.