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"Cuisine" is a noun which is often translated as "la cocina", and "cooking" is a noun which is also often translated as "la cocina". Learn more about the difference between "cuisine" and "cooking" below.
cuisine(
kwih
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zin
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la cocina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The hotel's restaurant serves international cuisine.El restaurante del hotel sirve cocina internacional.
b. la gastronomía
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I love Italian cuisine so much that I'm taking a sabbatical to learn how to cook in Italy this summer.Tanto me encanta la gastronomía italiana que me voy a tomar un período sabático este verano para aprender a cocinar en Italia.
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cooking(
kook
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ihng
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la cocina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Cooking is my principal creative outlet.La cocina es mi salida creativa principal.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. de cocina (tool)
I have so many cooking gadgets that they don't fit in the cupboard.Tengo tantos artilugios de cocina que ni me caben en el armario.
b. para cocinar (foodstuff)
I need to buy more cooking wine.Tengo que comprar más vino para cocinar.
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