Cucina
/kuˈtʃiː.nə/noun
A kitchen or cooking area in a home.
Did you know?The word 'cucina' comes from the Latin 'coquina', linked to the act of cooking which was considered a sacred art in ancient Rome.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kwekw-
“To cook or to prepare food.”
Latin
Latin
coquina
“A place for cooking, often associated with domestic space.”
Old Italian
Italian
cucina
“A kitchen, derived from Latin, retaining the domestic connotation.”
Modern English
English
cucina
“Direct borrowing reflecting Italian culinary culture.”