HOW TO PRONOUNCE
cuisine
/kwɪˈzin/
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Stress “zine” and keep the opening “kw.”
Use two syllables, beginning with k followed by w and a light vowel. The s sounds like z, leading into the stronger ee vowel before the final n.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The class explores regional cuisine.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does cuisine mean?
noun
- A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
- The food prepared using such style.
- Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (dated) A kitchen or cooking department.
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IPA pronunciation
/kwɪˈzin/
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Our home and habits, costume and cuisine, porcelain, lacquer, painting--our very literature--all have been subject to its influence.
The cuisine was of the Oriental kind, which is highly artificial, and I thought it very good.
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West Indian negresses seem to have a natural gift for cooking, though their cuisine is a very highly spiced and full-flavoured one.
They went through Monroe Street to the old Windsor dining-room, which was then a large, comfortable place, with an excellent cuisine and substantial service.
To call her a good cook, I daresay, was never anything but flattery; the early American cuisine was probably a fearful thing, indeed.