kitchen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)
- /ˈkit͡ʃin/ (Singapore)
- /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
Etymology
From Middle English kichene, kichen, from Old English cyċen, cyċene, from Proto-West Germanic *kukinā, a borrowing from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen; cuisine”), from coquō (“to cook”), from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”). In other languages, the cognate term often refers both to the room and the type of cooking. In English, the distinction is generally made via the etymological twins kitchen (“room”) (Latin via Germanic) and cuisine (“type of cooking”) (Latin via French).
Meanings
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A room or area for preparing food.
Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:I always leave the stuff piled up, piled up in the sink / But you will always find him in the kitchen at parties
1980, Jona Lewie, Keef Trouble, “You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties”, performed by Jona Lewie:We cook in the kitchen.
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(broadly) Cuisine; style of cooking.
I had been trained with the rigidity and discipline of the French kitchen, and now I was embracing American informality.
2011, Jacques Pépin, Essential Pépin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food, →ISBN:Named for the La Merced monastery, which was built in 1594 and on whose grounds the market is now located, it is just east of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza and is a must-visit for anyone wanting to experience the many delectable specialties of the Mexican kitchen.
2015, Mimi Sheraton, 1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List, →ISBN, page 651:Kline wrote that, according to various recent surveys, the young Israeli-born generation generally preferred a Mediterranean diet and dishes from the “Oriental” kitchen.
2015, Yael Raviv, Falafel Nation: Cuisine and the Making of National Identity in Israel, →ISBN:My palate passionately lies in the savory kitchen with its salty fats and infernal flavors of chilies and spices.
2011, Daniel Orr, Paradise Kitchen: Caribbean Cooking with Chef Daniel Orr, →ISBN, page 221:
- (qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular) The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look.
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The percussion section of an orchestra.
For obvious reasons the percussion is normally arranged along the back of the platform, whether centrally or to one side, and sometimes also in two tiers, the heavy, noisier instruments behind, and the pitched, agile instruments such as vibraphone, marimba, etc. in front. An outstanding exception, however, exists in Roberto Gerhard's Epithalamion where the composer expressly desired that the all-important kitchen department be spread out in front of the strings and hence nearest the audience.
1981, Norman Del Mar, Anatomy of the Orchestra:
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(dated) A utensil for roasting meat.
There are two modes of roasting: One is to use a tin kitchen before an open fire, and the other, and more common way, is to use a hot oven.
1897, The Warm Springs Receipt-book, page 70:
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(attributive) A domesticated or uneducated form of a language.
Sir Henry and Umbopo sat conversing in a mixture of broken English and kitchen Zulu, in low voices, but earnestly enough.
1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines:
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(slang) A public gaming room in a casino.
But on this June evening when Bond walked through the 'kitchen' into the salle privée, it was with a sensation of confidence and cheerful anticipation that he changed a million francs into plaques of fifty mille and took a seat […]
1953, Ian Fleming, Casino Royale:Having done what was required to gain admittance to the "kitchen," as the public rooms are termed, as well as to the more exclusive "Salle Privée" […]
1925, William Rutherford Hayes Trowbridge, In the sun with a passport, page 31:
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(obsolete) Anything eaten as a relish with bread, potatoes, etc.; a condiment.
“They,” said he, meaning the collops, “are such as I gave his Royal Highness in this very house; bating the lemon juice, for at that time we were glad to get the meat and never fashed for kitchen. Indeed, there were mair dragoons than lemons in my country in the year forty-six.”
1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC:Snouk but and snouk ben, / I find the smell of an earthly man; / Be he living, or be he dead, / His heart shall be kitchen to my bread.
1890, Joseph Jacobs, “The Red Ettin”, in English Fairy Tales, page 136:
- The region of a billiard table between the head rail and the head string.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitchin | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| kitchens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Descendants
kicin · کچن · kijin · キッチン · किचन · kicin · kitjhine · ikhishi · CEĆEN · キチン · kichin · ikhitshi
Translations (245)
ckb چێشتخانە (room) · ckb مەتبەخ (room) · ce кухни (room) · oc cosina (room) · km ផ្ទះបាយ (room) · uz oshxona (room) · ayn ديمة (room) · tr kan (room) · gu કિચન (room) · sma tjöövke (room) · de Küche (room) · ln kuku (room) · km ជើងក្រាន (room) · kok वासरि (room) · mi hereumu (room) · bcl kusina (room) · kk ас үй (room) · lmo cusinna (room) · sc cocina (room) · chr ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᏗ (room) · ang cyċene (room) · ckb ئاشپەزخانە (room) · ja 勝手 (room) · lad mupak (room) · sh ку̏хиња (room) · mk кујна (room) · lad kozina (room) · tg ошхона (room) · gu રસોડું (room) · st kitjhine (room) · tk aşhana (room) · grc μαγειρεῖον (room) · ia cocina (room) · fi kyökki (room) · na ewak in kuk (room) · tet dapur (room) · lad kuzina (room) · mt kċina (room) · sw jiko (room) · bn রান্নাঘর (room) · wo waañ (room) · te వంటిల్లు (room) · tr mutfak (room) · naq ǁhaos (room) · acw مُرَكَّب (room) · ja キッチン (room) · et köök (room) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ (room) · hu konyha (room) · cho aboha ahoponi (room) · hi रसोईघर (room) · ca cuina (room) · tl lutuan (room) · goh chuhhina (room) · cs kuchyně (room) · eu sukalde (room) · pl kuchnia (room) · el κουζίνα (room) · fur cusine (room) · bo ཐབ་ཀ (room) · tl kusina (room) · gu રસોઈઘર (room) · gil te ru ni kuka (room) · rsk кухня (room) · ky ашкана (room) · nv chʼiyáán álʼíní góneʼ (room) · ms dapur (room) · io koqueyo (room) · nn kjøken (room) · vi nhà bếp (room) · ast cocina (room) · gu મતબખ (room) · haw lumi kuke (room) · hi रसोई (room) · akl kusina (room) · mn галын өрөө (room) · jv pawon (room) · is eldhús (room) · rif tiɣarɣart (room) · lt virtuvė (room) · uk ку́хня (room) · da køkken (room) · arq كوزينة (room) · ckb کلەر (room) · gu પાકશાળા (room) · ml അടുക്കള (room) · el μαγειρείο (room) · kl igaffik (room) · sq kuzhinë (room) · lmo cüsìna (room) · be ку́хня (room) · syl ꠙꠣꠇꠊꠞ (room) · kg kikuku (room) · aeb كوجينة (room) · ur مَطْبَخ خانَہ (room) · acw مطبخ (room) · la coquīna (room) · kk асүй (room) · ga cistin (room) · bol kicin (room) · alt аш-курсак (room) · ota آشخانه (room) · br kegin (room) · vi bếp (room) · bn পাকঘর (room) · ar مَطْبَخ (room) · to peito (room) · sl kuhinja (room) · lo ເຮືອນຄົວ (room) · gu ભઠિયારખાનું (room) · kmr aşxane (room) · tk kuhnya (room) · or ରନ୍ଧାଘର (room) · crh aşhane (room) · kcn jokon (room) · ur مَطْبَخ (room) · ur باوَرْچی خانَہ (room) · se gievkkan (room) · uz kuxnya (room) · cy cegin (room) · th ครัว (room) · scn cucina (room) · sc cuchina (room) · ur رَسوئی خانَہ (room) · fj vale ni kuro (room) · bo ཐབ་ཚང (room) · id dapur (room) · ja キチン (room) · tpi haus kuk (room) · nl keuken (room) · ps اشپزخانه (room) · ha madafaa (room) · bo བཀད་ས (room) · tg ошпазхона (room) · fa-ira آشْپَزْخَانِه (room) · my မီးဖိုချောင် (room) · gu ભોજનશાળા (room) · ka სამზარეულო (room) · as পাকঘৰ (room) · nb kjøkken (room) · ja 厨房 (room) · sa रसवती (room) · kmr metbex (room) · oj jiibaakwewigamig (room) · my စားဖိုဆောင် (room) · ro bucătărie (room) · rw igikoni (room) · pt cozinha (room) · rm cuschina (room) · nrf tchuîsinne (room) · zu ikhishi (room) · tkl umu (room) · egl cuséna (room) · ur رَسوئی (room) · eo kuirejo (room) · zdj paya (room) · yrl memuisawa (room) · af kombuis (room) · sv kök (room) · ha kicin (room) · liv kēk (room) · pdt Kjäakj (room) · gu રાંધણિયું (room) · gsw Chuchi (room) · ko 부엌 (room) · ary كشينة (room) · it cucina (room) · ab амаҵурҭа (room) · cop ⲙⲁⲛⲥⲁϩϯ (room) · sw jikoni (room) · tll kuku (room) · ru ку́хня (room) · ky кухня (room) · te వంటగది (room) · az mətbəx (room) · grc ἰπνός (room) · arz مطبخ (room) · ary كوزينة (room) · tl silid-lutuan (room) · sc cochina (room) · sh kȕhinja (room) · yue 廚房 /厨房 (room) · hrx Kich (room) · vec cusina (room) · ur آش پَز خانَہ (room) · lb Kichen (room) · as ৰান্ধনিঘৰ (room) · xsr དབ་སང (room) · gag kufnä (room) · nds Kiücke (room) · yi קיך (room) · kk ас бөлмесі (room) · cmn 廚房 /厨房 (room) · sah куукуна (room) · enm kichene (room) · nn kjøkken (room) · ko 주방 (room) · vo kvisinöp (room) · sm umukuka (room) · fi keittiö (room) · sk kuchyňa (room) · ee dzodoƒe (room) · ps آشپزخانه (room) · dlm cočaina (room) · alt кухня (room) · la culīna (room) · gd cidsin (room) · tkl umukuka (room) · es cocina (room) · dng чўфон (room) · as আখল (room) · fa-ira مَطْبَخ (room) · ckb ناندین (room) · wa coujhene (room) · frr köögen (room) · bg ку́хня (room) · bho रसोईघर (room) · dng хуәфон (room) · ug ئاشخانا (room) · pap kushina (room) · ba аласыҡ (room) · sc coghina (room) · esu kenirvik (room) · qu wayk'una wasi (room) · gu બબરચીખાનું (room) · he מִטְבָּח (room) · ht lakizin (room) · nv chʼiyáán álʼį́įgi (room) · ja 台所 (room) · fo køkur (room) · ps جلنانۍ (room) · ht kizin (room) · fr cuisine (room) · dsb kuchnja (room) · lv virtuve (room) · sc cogina (room) · mey كزين (room) · kmr mitbex (room) · ktu kikuku (room) · gl cociña (room) · hy խոհանոց (room) · sma tjööke (room) · kxd dapur (room) · tt ашханә (room) · yao chisisa (room)