English → Latin
“culinary” in Latin
coquīnāriusof or belonging to the kitchen; used in cookingcoquīnōto cook (professionally)cŏquīnātōrĭuspertaining to the kitchenvāsvessel, container, dish; vase; utensil, instrumentculterknife; razorīnstrūmentumAn instrument, tool, utensil; supply, provision; paraphernalia, equipment
The English word culinary itself goes back to Latin culīna, through culīnārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
culinary
coquinarius (belonging to the kitchen; e.g., vasa, Plin., 33, 11, 49): coquinaris is another form (e.g., culter, Varr. in Non., 195, 17): coquinatorius (e.g., instrumentum, Ulp., Dig., 34, 2, 19, § 2): culinary matters, *res culinaria: the culinary art, *ars coquinaria: *ars culinaria: culinary utensils, instrumentum coquinatorium: a culinary utensil, vas coquinarium (any vessel): culinary vessels, vasa coquinaria; vasa, quibus ad cibum comparandum uti assolent or assolemus: vasa, quae ad cibaria coquenda et conficienda pertinent. Vid: COOKERY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for culinary?
- The usual Latin words for “culinary” are coquīnārius, coquīnō, cŏquīnātōrĭus; also vās, culter, īnstrūmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.