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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescuisine du terroir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɥizin dy tɛʁwaʁ
"La cuisine du terroir reflète l'histoire de notre région."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Traditional food practices, recipes, and culinary preparations that are culturally significant, historically rooted, and passed down through generations within a specific community or region.
"The restaurant specializes in heritage cuisine, featuring indigenous ingredients and centuries-old cooking techniques from the Andes." - 2
Gastronomic traditions recognized as part of a cultural or national identity and protected as intangible cultural heritage.
"Efforts to document and preserve heritage cuisine help protect biodiversity and cultural memory against globalization."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'heritage' (from Old French heritage, based on Latin heres 'heir') combined with 'cuisine' (borrowed in the 18th century from French, meaning kitchen or style of cooking, ultimately from Latin coquina). The compound reflects the modern anthropological and culinary focus on preserving traditional, culturally significant foods passed down through generations.
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전통 유산 음식
Transliteration: jeontong yusan eumsik
"이 지역의 전통 유산 음식은 독특한 조리법을 가지고 있습니다."
伝承料理
Transliteration: denshō ryōri
"祖母から受け継いだ伝承料理を大切に守っています。"
cuisine du terroir
Transliteration: kɥizin dy tɛʁwaʁ
"La cuisine du terroir reflète l'histoire de notre région."
Erbgut-Küche
Transliteration: ˈɛʁpˌɡuːt ˈkʏʃə
"Die traditionelle Erbgut-Küche wird von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben."
cucina tradizionale
Transliteration: kuˈtʃiːna tradditsjoˈnaːle
"La cucina tradizionale italiana è patrimonio dell'UNESCO."
comida patrimonial
Transliteration: koˈmi.da pa.tɾi.moˈnjal
"La comida patrimonial rescata los sabores ancestrales de los pueblos originarios."
culinária patrimonial
Transliteration: kuliˈnaɾjɐ patriwˈnjal
"A culinária patrimonial preserva a identidade cultural do país."
पारंपरिक व्यंजन
Transliteration: paaramparik vyanjan
"यह रेस्तरां पारंपरिक व्यंजन परोसने के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।"
文化遗产菜肴
Transliteration: wénhuà yíchǎn càiyáo
"保护文化遗产菜肴对传承历史非常重要。"
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