🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Dispositivo de cozinha

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis-po-si-ti-vo de ko-zin-ya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cooking Device/ˈkʊk.ɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Este dispositivo de cozinha facilita o preparo das refeições."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An appliance or tool used for preparing food.

    "The new cooking device made it easier to prepare meals quickly."
  2. 2

    Any equipment designed specifically for cooking or heating food.

    "She bought a cooking device that can steam, bake, and grill."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cooking device' combines 'cooking', derived from the Old French 'cuisiner', meaning 'to prepare food', and 'device', from the Latin 'divisus', meaning 'to divide or separate'. The phrase has evolved to encompass various tools and appliances used in food preparation.

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