Meaning 1neutral · 90%
The room where food is prepared and cooked; also the style of cooking of a place or country.
Natural examples
Die Küche ist sehr klein.
The kitchen is very small.
Das Frühstück steht schon in der Küche.
Breakfast is already in the kitchen.
Die italienische Küche ist beliebt.
Italian cuisine is popular.
Usage note
Küche means the room; with a country adjective it can mean a style of cooking, as in italienische Küche.
Useful combinations
in der Küche — in the kitchendie Küche aufräumen — to tidy the kitchenitalienische Küche — Italian cuisine
Mini-lesson: Küche: article and plural
Küche is feminine: die Küche; its plural is Küchen. For location, say in der Küche.
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