homestyle

adjective

home·​style ˈhōm-ˌstī(-ə)l How to pronounce homestyle (audio)
variants or home-style
: having qualities (such as simplicity, familiarity, and unpretentiousness) associated with or evocative of home and especially home-cooked food
homestyle food/cooking
A comfy diner where locals old and new gather for big breakfasts and homestyle lunches.—Thomas Matthews
… [Paul] Bocuse approves of the renewed favor of homestyle traditional cooking: "We have perhaps become too inventive," he says of professional chefs …—Janine King
… restaurants generally sold inexpensive, southern home-style cooking: Beef stew, dumplings, vegetables, macaroni and cheese, …—Donna R. Gabaccia

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Lemony Chicken Soup with Rice A bright jolt of citrus wakes up this curative, homestyle chicken soup. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026 Dine on homestyle Austrian cuisine made with local ingredients at Bräugasthof. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026 The Tamal Cubano Especial is homestyle cornmeal laced with seasoned pork, wrapped in a corn husk, topped with tender roast pork, sautéed onions, and Havana’s signature mojo sauce. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026 From its beginnings last year in a gas station grill that became a TikTok phenomenon, the tiny cafe has moved into a big east Fort Worth restaurant with a bar, a patio and lots of homestyle Southern food. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for homestyle

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homestyle was in 1869

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“Homestyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homestyle. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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