Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/koˈθina/

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Translation

kitchen, cooking, cuisine

Word origin

From Late Latin cocina, from Latin coquina ('kitchen'), from coquere ('to cook'). The same root gives English 'kitchen', 'cuisine' and 'cook'.

Origin
Latin
Root
coquina
English cognates
kitchen, cuisine, cook

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcocinas

Examples

.

The kitchen in this house is very big and has views of the garden.

recetas .

He loves Italian cooking and learns new recipes every week.

sabor.

Southern cooking is known all over the world for its flavour.

Huele , pegando .

It smells burnt, something is sticking in the kitchen.

.

My grandmother taught me cooking when I was a child.

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