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Words on the topic: Cooking Vocabulary

Explore the language of cooking with this comprehensive vocabulary list. Learn how to describe recipes, cooking methods, and food preparation. Whether you're following a recipe or dining out, these words will help you communicate with ease. Each term includes translations and usage examples.
Word Translation Example
accompagner
accompagner

to accompany

to go with

Peux-tu m'accompagner au supermarché ce soir?

Can you come to the supermarket with me tonight?

bouillir
bouillir

to boil

Veux-tu faire bouillir l'eau?

Do you want to boil the water?

brochette
brochette

skewer

Veux-tu une brochette de fruits pour le dessert?

Would you like a fruit skewer for dessert?

caille
caille

quail

Les cailles chantent le matin?

Do quails sing in the morning?

chou
chou

cabbage

Aimes-tu le chou?

Do you like cabbage?

couper
couper

to cut

to chop

Peux-tu couper le pain?

Can you cut the bread?

couverture
couverture

blanket

cover

As-tu pris la couverture ?

Did you take the blanket?

crème anglaise
crème anglaise

custard

Tu aimes la crème anglaise ?

Do you like custard?

cuisine
cuisine

kitchen

Aimez-vous la cuisine italienne ?

Do you like Italian cuisine?

cuisiner
cuisiner

to cook

to prepare

Aimes-tu cuisiner ?

Do you like to cook?

cuisse
cuisse

thigh

Est-ce que tu aimes manger des cuisses de poulet?

Do you like eating chicken thighs?

faire cuire
faire cuire

to cook

to bake

Peux-tu faire cuire les œufs?

Can you cook the eggs?

feuille
feuille

leaf

sheet

As-tu une feuille de papier ?

Do you have a piece of paper?

filet
filet

net

mesh

As-tu acheté le filet de poulet ?

Did you buy the chicken fillet?

fond
fond

bottom

background, basis

Quel est le fond de ta pensée?

What is your bottom line?

hacher
hacher

to chop

Est-ce que tu sais hacher les oignons pour la recette ?

Do you know how to chop onions for the recipe?

jus
jus

juice

Veux-tu du jus d'orange ?

Do you want some orange juice?

minute
minute

minute

Une minute, s'il vous plaît?

One minute, please?

moudre
moudre

to grind

to mill

Peux-tu moudre les grains de café pour le petit-déjeuner?

Can you grind coffee beans for breakfast?

moule
moule

mussel

mold

Tu aimes les moules?

Do you like mussels?

piquer
piquer

to sting

to prick, to bite

Tu as piqué mes bonbons?

Did you steal my candy?

poitrine
poitrine

breast

Est-ce que tu préfères les poitrines de poulet ou de dinde?

Do you prefer chicken or turkey breast?

préparer
préparer

to prepare

to get ready

Préparez-vous pour sortir?

Are you getting ready to go out?

rôtir
rôtir

to roast

to grill

Est-ce que tu sais comment rôtir les légumes ?

Do you know how to roast vegetables?

tourner
tourner

to turn

to spin

Peux-tu tourner la page ?

Can you turn the page?

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