How to Say "Kitchen" in Italian

cucina

/kuˈt͡ʃi.na/feminine

The Italian word for kitchen is cucina.

Cucina refers to the physical room in a house where food is prepared. It also carries the meaning of a specific style of cooking or cuisine.

Meaning: room (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of cucina is cucine. The noun is etymologically related to the verb cucinare, which means to cook.

The word has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable: /kuˈtʃi.na/.

In many traditional Italian homes, the cucina was historically combined with the dining area to create a cucina abitabile, meaning a kitchen large enough to be lived in.
While cucina is the room, the term cucina aperta refers to the modern open-plan kitchen trend, which is relatively new in traditional Italian architecture where kitchens were historically separate and hidden.
The word cucina is the root for the English word 'cuisine', although the English term specifically refers to the style of cooking rather than the room itself.

Lui è in cucina.
He's in the kitchen.
This sentence shows how to use cucina to indicate someone's location.
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Tom è in cucina.
Tom is in the kitchen.
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Chi è in cucina?
Who's in the kitchen?
This sentence shows how to ask who is located in the cucina.
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Vieni in cucina, sto preparando una deliziosa torta al cioccolato!
Come to the kitchen, I'm preparing a delicious chocolate cake!
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