cuina

Etymology

From Old Catalan coïna, from Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *cocīna, from Latin coquīna, whence also Occitan cosina, French cuisine, Galician cociña, Italian cucina, Portuguese cozinha, Spanish cocina, and ultimately English kitchen, Dutch keuken and German Küche.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkuj.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkuj.na/

Noun

cuina f (plural cuines)

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

Verb

cuina

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

Etymology

A Hispanicized feminine form of English queen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwina/

Noun

cuina f (plural cuinas)

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

References

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