Etymology

haute cuisine

Today it means: Elaborate or skillfully style or manner of preparing food, especially that of France. Full definition →

French haute
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  1. French · borrowed fromhaute“high”
  2. English todayhaute cuisine

Borrowed from French haute (“high”) + cuisine (“cookery”). Literally, “high(-class) cookery”. First attested in 1829. Usually in italics until 1960s.

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