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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: culinarius, from culina 'kitchen'

culinary

 adjective
     
Related topics: Cooking
cul‧i‧na‧ry [only before noun]
formalDFC relating to cooking:
culinary skills
mushrooms dried for culinary use
the region's culinary delights (=food that tastes very good)
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