🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

跨文化菜肴

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuà wénhuà càiyáo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cross-Cultural Dish/krɔsˈkʌltʃərəl dɪʃ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家餐厅以其跨文化菜肴而闻名。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dish that incorporates ingredients, cooking techniques, or culinary traditions from multiple cultures.

    "The restaurant is famous for its cross-cultural dish that combines Italian pasta with Indian spices."
  2. 2

    A meal or recipe that reflects the fusion of diverse cultural influences.

    "Her cross-cultural dish featured sushi rolls with a Mexican twist, using avocado and salsa."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cross-cultural' combines 'cross', from Old Norse 'kross', meaning 'to intersect', and 'cultural', derived from Latin 'cultura', meaning 'cultivation' or 'refinement'. 'Dish' comes from Old English 'disc', referring to a plate or vessel for serving food. The phrase evolved to describe food that blends elements from different cultures, reflecting globalization and culinary fusion.

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