cuit
/kɥi/
The English word "cooked" is translated into French as cuit.
Cuit is an adjective used to describe food that has been prepared by cooking. It is the antonym of cru, which means "raw". You can use the adverb bien to add emphasis to a statement about food being cooked. The related verb for the action of cooking is cuire.
Meaning: of food, that has been prepared by cooking (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, cuit must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. For a feminine singular noun like la viande (the meat), use cuite. For a masculine plural noun like les légumes (the vegetables), use cuits. For a feminine plural noun like les pommes de terre (the potatoes), use cuites.
How do you pronounce it?
/kɥi/
When do people say it?
The phrase Les carottes sont cuites (literally "The carrots are cooked") is an idiom used to describe a situation that is finished or beyond repair, similar to the English expression "the goose is cooked" or "it's all over".
Did you know?
- The word cuit is a distant relative of the English word 'concoct'. Both derive from the Latin root coquō meaning to cook.
- While cuit describes food, the French use the same root to describe being exhausted. The slang phrase être cuit means to be 'done' or completely worn out.
- In French, the term à point describes meat that is perfectly 'cooked' to a medium level, which is a specific culinary standard distinct from just being cuit.
Examples in context
- Le poulet est cuit.The chicken is cooked.This sentence shows how to use cuit to describe the state of chicken.Tatoeba #7086904 by felix63, translation #7088595 by Eccles17
- Les carottes sont cuites.Our goose is cooked.This sentence illustrates the idiom Les carottes sont cuites to mean a situation is finished.Tatoeba #776958 by U2FS, translation #452799 by Clavain
- Gabriel a cuit ses poissons.Gabriel cooked his fish.This sentence shows the use of the verb form of cuit to describe the action of cooking fish.Tatoeba #11756572 by Amastan, translation #11754797 by Amastan
- La viande est bien cuiteThe meat is well-cooked
- Le plat est parfaitement préparéThe dish is perfectly cooked
- Les légumes sont cuits à pointThe vegetables are cooked to perfection
- Les pâtes sont cuites comme il fautThe pasta is cooked just right
- Le steak est bien cuitThe steak is well-cooked
- Le gâteau est cuit à merveilleThe cake is cooked perfectly
- La tarte est cuiteThe pie is cooked
- Les frites sont parfaitement cuitesThe fries are perfectly cooked
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Example conversation
Hugo and Léa are in the kitchen preparing dinner.
- HugoEst-ce que le plat est cuit ?Is the dish cooked?
- LéaOui, il est parfaitement cuit.Yes, it is perfectly cooked.
- HugoSuper, je vais le servir.Great, I am going to serve it.
- LéaMerci, il a l'air délicieux.Thank you, it looks delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cooked” translations and entries cuit, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
