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kitchendom

Syllables: kit·chen·dom/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)ndəm/US/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˌdəm/

kitchendom noun: the domain of the kitchen or people who work there.

kitchendom: the domain of the kitchen or people who work there
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Noun

kitchendom (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The domain of the kitchen or people who work there.
    • What knowest thou of flowers, except, belike / To garnish meats with? hath not our good King / Who lent me thee, the flower of kitchendom, / A foolish love of flowers?1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 79

Origin of kitchendom

From kitchen + -dom (suffix denoting a domain or jurisdiction).

Questions about kitchendom

What does kitchendom mean?
Kitchendom means the domain of the kitchen or people who work there.
What part of speech is kitchendom?
Kitchendom is a noun.
How do you pronounce kitchendom?
Kitchendom is pronounced /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)ndəm/ (UK).

Words near kitchendom in the dictionary

  1. kitchenable
  2. kitchenalia
  3. kitchenary
  4. kitchenboy
  5. kitchenboys
  6. kitchendom
  7. kitchened
  8. kitchener
  9. Kitchener bun
  10. Kitchener buns
  11. Kitchener stitch

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