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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesghiacciaia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡjatˈtʃaː.ja/
"La carne veniva conservata nella ghiacciaia con blocchi di ghiaccio."
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A chilled chest or cabinet historically used for keeping food fresh by means of ice before the invention of electric refrigerators.
"Before electricity reached the rural farmhouse, the family relied on a wooden icebox to keep their milk from spoiling." - 2
A colloquial or regional term for an electric refrigerator.
"She reached into the icebox and pulled out a cold pitcher of lemonade."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in the United States in the mid-19th century as a compound of 'ice' and 'box'. Originally denoting an insulated chest or cabinet containing blocks of ice to keep food cool before the widespread adoption of mechanical refrigeration, the term has historically been retained in certain dialects as a synonym for refrigerator.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Icebox" is said worldwide
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glacière
Transliteration: /ɡla.sjɛʁ/
"Il rangeait le beurre dans la glacière pour qu'il ne fonde pas."
Eisschrank
Transliteration: /ˈaɪsˌʃʁaŋk/
"Früher benutzten die Menschen einen Eisschrank, um Lebensmittel frisch zu halten."
ghiacciaia
Transliteration: /ɡjatˈtʃaː.ja/
"La carne veniva conservata nella ghiacciaia con blocchi di ghiaccio."
nevera
Transliteration: /neˈβe.ɾa/
"Guardó la leche en la nevera para que se mantuviera fresca."
geleira
Transliteration: /ʒeˈlej.ɾɐ/
"Antigamente, as cozinhas usavam uma geleira em vez de um frigorífico moderno."
बर्फ़ की peti
Transliteration: barf ki peti
Script: बर्फ की पेटी
"पुराने समय में लोग खाने को ठंडा रखने के लिए बर्फ की पेटी का उपयोग करते थे।"
冰盒
Transliteration: bīng hé
"在现代冰箱发明之前，人们使用冰盒来保存食物。"
얼음 상자
Transliteration: eoreum sangja
"옛날에는 음식을 보관하기 위해 얼음 상자를 사용했습니다."
氷冷蔵庫
Transliteration: koori reizouko
"電気冷蔵庫が普及する前は、氷冷蔵庫が家庭で使われていました。"
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