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"Cocina" is a form of "cocina", a noun which is often translated as "kitchen". "Cuna" is a form of "cuna", a noun which is often translated as "cradle". Learn more about the difference between "cocina" and "cuna" below.
la cocina(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. range
Se puede controlar la temperatura mejor con una cocina de gas.You can control the temperature better on a gas range.
c. cooker (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
En esta cocina se pueden acomodar cuatro ollas grandes a la vez.You can get four big pots on this cooker at the same time.
3. (activity)
a. cooking
Me resulta difícil hacer dieta porque me encanta la cocina.I find dieting very difficult, because I love cooking.
b. cuisine
La pareja tomó un curso de alta cocina francesa.The couple did a French haute cuisine course.
c. cookery
Quiero un libro de cocina española para Navidad.I want a Spanish cookery book for Christmas.
la cuna(
koo
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nah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. crib (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
La cuna está en el cuarto del bebé al final del pasillo.The crib is in the baby's room at the end of the hall.
c. cot (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Saca al bebé de la cuna para cambiarle el pañal.Take the baby out of the cot to change his nappy.
a. cradle
Algunos eruditos consideran Mesopotamia como la cuna de la civilización.Some scholars consider Mesopotamia to be the cradle of civilization.
b. birthplace
Atenas es la cuna de los Juegos Olímpicos.Athens is the birthplace of the Olympic Games.
3. (homeland)
a. birthplace
Inglaterra es la cuna de lumbreras literarias tales como Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde y Jane Austen.England is the birthplace of literary luminaries like Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and Jane Austen.
las cunas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (game)
a. cat's cradle
Me fascinaba jugar a cunas cuando tenía diez años.I loved playing cat's cradle when I was ten.
