la cocina
kitchen
Lugar o espacio de una casa donde se preparan y cocinan los alimentos.
Definition & meaning
Cocina can refer to:
- Kitchen: the room where food is prepared.
- Cuisine or cooking: a style of preparing food, as in Spanish or Italian cuisine.
- Stove or cooker: an appliance used to cook food, depending on the region.
It is also a form of the verb cocinar : cocina means “he/she cooks” or “you cook” in the formal singular. It can also mean “cook!” as an informal singular command.
Grammar & Word origin
As a noun, cocina is feminine: la cocina. Its plural is cocinas.
The noun comes from Latin coquīna, meaning “kitchen,” related to coquere, “to cook.” The verb form comes from cocinar .
Synonyms & antonyms
- fogón — a stove or cooking fire; it does not mean the kitchen room or cuisine.
- gastronomía — gastronomy or culinary tradition; broader and often more formal than cocina in the sense of cuisine.
There is no common direct antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
La cocina de mi casa es muy grande.noun
The kitchen in my house is very large.
Mi padre está en la cocina.noun
My father is in the kitchen.
Mi papá limpia la cocina.noun
My dad cleans the kitchen.
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