Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Elaborate or skillfully prepared food, especially that of France.
- noun The characteristic style of preparing such food.
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- noun
Refined cookery , especially when practiced as an art form.
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- noun (French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : haute, feminine of haut, high, elegant + cuisine, cooking.]
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From French haute ("high") + cuisine ("cookery")
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