non-culinary
/ˌnɒnˈkʌl.ɪ.nər.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈkʌl.ə.ner.i/ (ame, ipa)
non-culinary — adjective
1. describing something that has nothing to do with food, cooking, or the kitchen —
describing something that has nothing to do with food, cooking, or the kitchen — usually said to distinguish a different purpose for an object, a job, or a skill that people might otherwise expect to involve preparing meals.
Niran uses the kitchen scissors for non-culinary tasks like opening parcels and trimming flower stems.
attributive: non-culinary + plural noun
The chef's knife has many non-culinary uses around Padma's workshop, from cutting twine to scoring leather.
collocation: non-culinary uses
After leaving the restaurant, Andrés trained for a non-culinary career in graphic design.
The cooking school also runs non-culinary workshops on running a small business and managing staff.
Many spices have non-culinary applications in traditional medicine and natural dyes.
- non-food
more general — anything not classed as food, often used of products or industries
- non-gastronomic
rare and very formal; tends to describe cultural or aesthetic experiences rather than tools or jobs
- culinary
relating to cooking, food preparation, or the kitchen
- gastronomic
relating to fine food and the art of eating, slightly more about taste experience than cooking technique
文法句型
non-culinary + noun
be non-culinary
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun (non-culinary use / job / skill / application) to mark a contrast with a food or cooking context that the reader already has in mind. Rarely used in everyday speech — more common in articles, course descriptions, and product copy.