🇫🇷 French

cuisinier

masculine

le cuisinier

cook

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cuisinier
/lə kɥizinje/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cuisinier in French?

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/lə kɥizinje/

How do you pronounce cuisinier in French?

cuisinier is pronounced /lə kɥizinje/ in French.

Example sentences

Le cuisinier français est très talentueux et créatif dans sa cuisine.

The French chef is very talented and creative in his cooking.

Ce cuisinier expérimenté a remporté de nombreux prix prestigieux pour ses plats délicieux.

This experienced chef won many prestigious awards for his delicious dishes.

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Why is it masculine?

Cuisinier is masculine because it derives from the Old French "cuisine" (kitchen), which comes from Latin "coquina," and the masculine agent suffix "-ier" (one who does X) was applied to create the occupational noun for a male cook. The feminine form "cuisinière" applies the feminine suffix "-ière" when referring to a female cook.

What is the French word for cook?

The French word for cook is le cuisinier — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishcocinera flips!lafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiancuocoilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecozinheiroomasculine

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