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# culinary

adjective (culinary)

«culinary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with cooking or the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#m1)
2. (formal) Connected with cooking as a skill or art, such as culinary skills or a culinary school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it appears on cookbooks, TV cooking shows and labels: «culinary herbs» are herbs used in cooking. In food technology lessons it describes cooking skills. In stories it tells the reader something is about food in a slightly grand way. Phrases: «culinary skills», «culinary arts», «culinary herbs», «culinary delight», «culinary school».

### Examples

- Basil and parsley are culinary herbs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#x1)
- My uncle went to culinary school to become a chef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#x2)
- The class showed off their culinary skills at the bake sale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#x3)
- The festival had food from many culinary traditions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#x4)
- Grandad's culinary masterpiece was a burnt sausage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#x5)
- (formal) The hotel is famous for its culinary excellence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/#x6)

### Note

Only an adjective: «culinary skills», not «a culinary». Pronounced «KUL-in-air-ee» (UK) or «KYOO-lin-air-ee» (US). Rather formal; in everyday talk people say «cooking».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «culinary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/culinary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«culinary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culinary.html) on Mova free.