cuina

See also: cuinà

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan coïna (with stress subsequently moved to the first vowel), from older cozina, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna. Compare Occitan cosina.

Noun

cuina f (plural cuines)

  1. kitchen
  2. cookery, cuisine
  3. cooker, stove
Derived terms

Verb

cuina

  1. inflection of cuinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

A Hispanicized feminine form of English queen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwina/ [ˈkwi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: cui‧na

Noun

cuina f (plural cuinas)

  1. (usually informal, Costa Rica, Mexico) queen (playing card)
    Synonym: reina

References

  • Miguel Ángel Quesada Pacheco (2007) Nuevo diccionario de costarriqueñismos, 4th edition edition, Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica, page 155

Further reading

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