What does cocina in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cocina in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cocina in Spanish.

The word cocina in Spanish means kitchen, cuisine, stove, cook, plot, hatch, haute cuisine, kitchen appliance, kitchen assistant, countertop, kitchen stool, set of kitchenware, set of pots and pans, open-plan kitchen, fully-fitted kitchen, fully-equipped kitchen, combined kitchen and dining room, Creole cuisine, coal stove, coal-burning stove, gas stove, wood-burning stove, a fitted kitchen, bus-boy, kitchen-hand, paper towel, cooking workshop, kitchen rag. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cocina

kitchen

nombre femenino (lugar para cocinar) (place for cooking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi cocina es muy pequeña y he tenido que colocar la lavadora en el baño.
My kitchen's tiny - I've had to put the washing machine in the bathroom.

cuisine

nombre femenino (arte culinario) (art of food preparation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pozole es un platillo típico de la cocina mexicana.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. French cuisine is renowned throughout the world.

stove

nombre femenino (fogón, infernillo) (cooking appliance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la reforma de la casa he cambiado la cocina de gas por una placa eléctrica.
When I redid the house I changed the gas stove for an electric hotplate.

cook

verbo transitivo (alimentos: guisar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debes cocinar sin grasa para cuidar tu nivel de colesterol.
You should cook without fat to keep your cholesterol levels down.

plot, hatch

verbo intransitivo (coloquial (maquinar, tramar) (prepare [sth] in secret)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Están murmurando en voz baja. Algo están cocinando.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I'm convinced they're hatching some kind of plot behind my back.

haute cuisine

locución nominal femenina (cocina de autor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para nuestro aniversario fuimos a un restaurante de alta cocina.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I'm not a fan of grand cuisine.

kitchen appliance

locución nominal masculina (robot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la actualidad, los artefactos de cocina son imprescindibles en las casas.
Nowadays, kitchen appliances are essential in the home.

kitchen assistant

(oficio: asistente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi nieto consiguió un trabajo como ayudante de cocina.
He got a job as a kitchen assistant.

countertop

(ES (encimera) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guardé las latas en el banco de cocina sobre el horno.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. When I went in the kitchen I put the shopping on the countertop.

kitchen stool

(AmL (taburete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cocina tiene un desayunador alto y dos bancos de cocina.
The kitchen has a tall breakfast table and two kitchen stools.

set of kitchenware, set of pots and pans

nombre femenino (utensilios de cocina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me han regalado una batería de cocina.
They gave me a set of kitchenware.

open-plan kitchen

(integrada al comedor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fully-fitted kitchen, fully-equipped kitchen

(equipada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El departamento tiene cocina amueblada.
The department has a fully-fitted kitchen.

combined kitchen and dining room

locución nominal femenina (espacio común)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El departamento tiene una cocina comedor.
The apartment has a combined kitchen and dining room.

Creole cuisine

locución nominal femenina (mezcla de culturas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la cocina criolla se combinan sabores e ingredientes de Europa y América.
Creole cuisine combines flavors and ingredients from Europe and America.

coal stove, coal-burning stove

locución nominal femenina (artefacto para cocinar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gas stove

locución nominal femenina (artefacto para cocinar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi casera no cocina con vitrocerámica sino con cocina de gas.
My landlady does not cook with vitroceramic, but with a gas stove.

wood-burning stove

(aparato para guisar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el campo todavía se ven cocinas de leña.
You can still see wood-burning stoves in the country.

a fitted kitchen

(con el salón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bus-boy, kitchen-hand

(ayudante de cocinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

paper towel

(papel desechable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este papel de cocina es muy absorbente y sirve para limpiar cualquier desastre.

cooking workshop

(curso de culinaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy aprenderemos a preparar pato en el taller de cocina.
Today we will learn to make duck in the cooking workshop.

kitchen rag

(paño para limpiar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martín limpió la mesa con un trapo de cocina.
Martin cleaned the table with a kitchen rag.

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