køkken

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kȫken(e) (also as kȫke), from Old Saxon *kukina, from Proto-West Germanic *kukinā, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

Noun

køkken n (definite singular køkkenet or køknet, indefinite plural køkkener or køkner, definite plural køkkenerne or køknerne)

1. a kitchen
2. cuisine (style or method of cooking)
3. a galley (kitchen on an aircraft)

Usage notes

In sense 2 køkken is mainly used in singular form.