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Italian word

cucina

kitchen; also cuisine/cooking

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cuisine

a style of cooking or food characteristic of a place

⚠️ The trap

Cucina can mean both kitchen (the room) and cuisine (style of cooking). In English these two meanings are separate words. 'Faccio la cucina' can mean I cook, but 'vado in cucina' means I am going to the kitchen.

To say "a style of cooking or food characteristic of a place" in Italian:

cucina (overlaps — both kitchen and cuisine)

"cucina" in English means:

kitchen; also cuisine/cooking

Example

"La cucina italiana è famosa in tutto il mondo."

"Italian cuisine is famous all over the world."

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