Oxford Dictionary English nouvelle cuisine noun noun BrE BrE//ˌnuːvel kwɪˈziːn// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌnuːvel kwɪˈziːn// [uncountable] (from French) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa modern style of cooking that avoids heavy foods and serves small amounts of different dishes arranged in an attractive way on the plate Word OriginFrench, literally ‘new cookery’.See nouvelle cuisine in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: nouvelle cuisine oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com