Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cuisine \Cui`sine"\ (kw?`z?n"), n. [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen,
   fr. coquere to cook. See {Kitchen}.]
   1. The kitchen or cooking department.

   2. Manner or style of cooking.

Source : WordNet®

cuisine
     n : the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so
         prepared [syn: {culinary art}]