Frankfurt kitchen

noun

A compact domestic kitchen designed for the efficient completion of culinary tasks; the forerunner to the fitted kitchen.

Meanings

nounFrankfurt kitchen (plural Frankfurt kitchens)

plural Frankfurt kitchens

  1. historicalA compact domestic kitchen designed for the efficient completion of culinary tasks; the forerunner to the fitted kitchen.

Origin

It was designed in 1926 for a project based in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Frankfurt kitchen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frankfurt%20kitchen

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