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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

郷土料理

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyōdo ryōri

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Regional cuisine/ˈriː.ɡən.əl kwɪˈziːn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"日本各地にはそれぞれ独自の郷土料理があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A characteristic style of cooking and food preparation practiced within a specific geographic region, distinct local culture, or community.

    "During our travels through southern Italy, we thoroughly enjoyed exploring the rich flavors of authentic regional cuisine."
  2. 2

    The collective culinary practices, recipes, and ingredients associated with a particular administrative or cultural territory.

    "The restaurant menu celebrates the diverse regional cuisine of distinct provinces across China."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'regional', derived from the Latin 'regio' meaning a direction or boundary, and 'cuisine', borrowed from the French 'cuisine' meaning kitchen or style of cooking. It emerged in culinary arts vocabulary during the 19th and 20th centuries to describe food preparation distinct to a particular geographic area, culture, or community.

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