/ kwɪˈziːn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] (from French )
1.
a style of cooking :
Italian cuisine
2.
the food served in a restaurant (usually an expensive one) :
The hotel restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine.
—see also haute cuisine , nouvelle cuisine
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: French , literally kitchen , from Latin coquina , from coquere to cook.