Definition

1. Noun:
   • Kitchen: A room or area within a building, typically a house or restaurant, where food is prepared and cooked. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • Cook / Chef (archaic or collective): Refers to the person or group of people responsible for cooking, especially in a communal or institutional setting (e.g., in a military camp, school, or large household). This usage is less common in modern everyday language.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Room):
  • Nhà bếp của họ rất hiện đại. (Their kitchen is very modern.)
  • Mùi thơm tỏa ra từ nhà bếp. (A delicious smell wafted from the kitchen.)
• Noun (Person - archaic/collective):
  • Nhà bếp đã chuẩn bị bữa trưa cho cả công ty. (The cook/kitchen staff prepared lunch for the entire company.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in formal or historical contexts to refer to the culinary staff or department, similar to "the kitchen" in English (e.g., "The kitchen prepares meals for 500 soldiers").

Variants and Related Words

• Phòng bếp (n): Another term for "kitchen," emphasizing it as a room ().
  • Phòng bếp và phòng khách được thiết kế liền nhau. (The kitchen and living room are designed as an open space.)
• Bếp (n): A shorter, more colloquial form meaning "kitchen" or "stove/cooker."
  • Cô ấy đang đứng ở bếp. (She is standing in the kitchen.)

Synonyms

• Kitchen: The room for food preparation.
• Cookery (archaic): The art or practice of cooking.
• Culinary staff: The people who cook professionally.

Related Idioms

• Giàu chủ kho, no nhà bếp: A proverb meaning "The warehouse owner gets rich, the cook gets full." It highlights how those who handle resources (like a cook with food) often benefit directly from their position, even if they are not the owners.

noun

1. kitchen