炊すい爨さん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

cooking rice or grains

Formal or literary term for cooking rice or grains; rarely used in everyday conversation, where 炊飯 (すいはん) or ご飯を炊く are more common.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「炊すい爨さん」という語ごが米こめを炊たく意い味みで出でてくる。

  In old documents, the word 炊爨 appears meaning to cook rice.