cucina

Definitions of cucina
  1. noun
    a room equipped for preparing meals
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    cambusa, galea
    the area for food preparation on a ship
    galea
    the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
    type of:
    ambiente, locale, stanza, vano
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  2. noun
    a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
    synonyms: stufa
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    arnese da cucina, attrezzo da cucina, utensile da cucina
    a home appliance used in preparing food
  3. noun
    the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
    synonyms: cottura, culinaria
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    gastronomia
    a particular style of cookery (as of a region)
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    cottura
    the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
  4. noun
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    synonyms: alimento, cibo, nutrimento, nutrizione
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    giallo, rosso, tuorlo
    nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
    alimentare, commestibile, genere alimentare
    any substance that can be used as food
    alimentare, commestibile, genere alimentare, prodotto alimentare
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
    alimento, cibo, linfa, nutrimento, nutrizione, sostanza
    a source of materials to nourish the body
    approvvigionamento, rifornimento, vettovaglie, viveri
    a stock or supply of foods
    manna
    (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
    bevanda
    any liquid suitable for drinking
    terreno, terreno di coltura, veicolo
    (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
    minestra, piatto, portata, porzione, primo piatto, vivanda
    part of a meal served at one time
    bocconcino, boccone, ghiottoneria, leccornia, manicaretto, raffinatezza, squisitezza
    something considered choice to eat
    piatto, portata, vivanda
    a particular item of prepared food
    dieta, regime alimentare
    the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
    bruco
    informal terms for a meal
    pasto, vitto
    food or meals in general
    farina, macinato
    fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
    mangiata, pappatoria, pasto, scorpacciata, spanciata, vitto
    the food served and eaten at one time
    carruba, carrubo, caruba
    powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
    tapioca
    granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
    garbuglio, impaccio, impiccio, palla al piede
    soft semiliquid food
    macinato
    food chopped into small bits
    purea, purè
    food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
    cacao
    powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
    biada, foraggio, mangime
    coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
    pastone
    mixture of ground animal feeds
    bolo
    food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
    becchime, mangime
    food given to birds; usually mixed seeds
    ingrediente
    food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
    latticino
    milk and butter and cheese
    latte
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
    cagliata, coagulo, grumo
    a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
    intruglio
    any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
    filtro, pozione
    a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
    alcolico, alcool, bevanda alcolica
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
    miscelatore
    club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
    sidro
    a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
    cioccolata, cioccolatino, cioccolato
    a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
    succo, sugo
    the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
    spremuta
    drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
    frullato
    a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
    analcolico, bibita
    nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
    caffè
    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
    asciugatoio, the, tè
    a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
    vitamina
    any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
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