Meaning
kitchen
- cooking, cookery, cuisine, food
- cooker, stove
In a sentence
La cucina è piccola, ma molto luminosa.
The kitchen is small, but very bright.
Hai già pulito la cucina dopo cena?
Have you already cleaned the kitchen after dinner?
Mi piace la cucina italiana semplice e fresca.
I like simple, fresh Italian cuisine.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cucina | feminine · singular |
| cucine | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use in cucina for the room: Sono in cucina. For the activity/style, use la cucina italiana, not *la cucina italiana room*.
- For a restaurant's food, cucina often means cuisine/style: cucina romana, cucina vegana. Cibo is broader for food in general.
- Cucinare is the verb. Don't use cucina as a verb-like noun in English patterns such as *faccio cucina* for 'I cook'.