culinary

The definition of culinary is something related to food or cooking.

(adjective)

An example of something that would be described as culinary is your skill in cooking.

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See culinary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of the kitchen
  2. of cooking
  3. suitable for or used in cooking

Origin: LL culinarius < L culina, kitchen < base of coquere, cook

See culinary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cu·li·nar·y

adjective
Of or relating to a kitchen or to cookery.

Origin: Latin culīnārius, from culīna, kitchen; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

  • cuˌli·narˈi·ly (-nârˈə-lē) adverb

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