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cuistot

cook (informal)

noun kwee-STOH Rare

Usage Note

Cuistot is informal for cuisinier/cuisinière ('cook') and is commonly used in relaxed, spoken French — you might hear it in a military canteen or a casual restaurant kitchen. The more formal equivalent is cuisinier, while a head chef in a restaurant is un chef. Feminine: une cuistote in some regional usage.

Examples

"Le cuistot a préparé un ragoût délicieux."

Natural Translation

The cook made a delicious stew.

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