noun · #167
kitchen; cooking
Example: La cocina es totalmente nueva.
The kitchen is brand new.
Spanish → English
la cocina
la cocina is Spanish for kitchen; cooking.
What la cocina means
How common is it?
la cocina is ranked #167 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to la cocina — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- la playa — beach
- el hotel — hotel
- la habitación — room
- la cama — bed
- la silla — chair
- el piso — flat; floor
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