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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescaffettiera
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaf.fetˈtjɛ.ra
"Il caffè è pronto nella caffettiera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of coffee pot equipped with a built-in wire or cloth mesh strainer or container through which boiling water is poured.
"She brewed her morning coffee using a traditional ceramic biggin." - 2
A child's cap or a type of close-fitting nightcap historically worn in various European regions.
"The museum exhibited an intricately embroidered linen biggin from the seventeenth century."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from Middle English, the word derives from Old French 'beguin', referring to a type of cap worn by the religious order of Beguines. Over centuries, its meaning shifted to denote various types of close-fitting caps, infant headwear, and eventually a coffee pot fitted with a cloth filter strainer.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biggin" is said worldwide
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cafetière
Transliteration: ka.fə.tjɛʁ
"Elle prépare le café avec une cafetière traditionnelle."
Kaffeekanne
Transliteration: ˈkafeˌkanə
"Sie stellte die Kaffeekanne auf den Tisch."
caffettiera
Transliteration: kaf.fetˈtjɛ.ra
"Il caffè è pronto nella caffettiera."
cafetera
Transliteration: ka.feˈte.ɾa
"El aroma de la cafetera llenaba la cocina."
cafeteira
Transliteration: ka.feˈtej.ɾɐ
"Ela colocou água quente na cafeteira."
कॉफ़ी pot
Transliteration: kŏfī pot
Script: कॉफ़ी बर्तन
"उसने पारंपरिक कॉफ़ी बर्तन में कॉफ़ी बनाई।"
滤滤咖啡壶
Transliteration: lǜlì kāfēi hú
Script: 滤咖啡壶
"她用滤咖啡壶煮了早晨的咖啡。"
커피 포트
Transliteration: keopi poteu
"그녀는 드립 커피 포트로 커피를 내렸다."
コーヒーポット
Transliteration: kōhī potto
"彼女はコーヒーポットでお湯を沸かした。"
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