hervidor

/eɾβiˈðoɾ/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los hervidores

Meaning

  1. kettle

    • Pon agua en el hervidor.

      Put water in the kettle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

caldera

Worth distinguishing: hervidor is a kettle; caldera is a boiler, bigger and often industrial.

timbal

Close — both are named "kettle"-something, a kettledrum and a kettle.

Similar in other languages

French

bouilloire

bouilloire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "kettle."

Portuguese

chaleira

chaleira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kettle."

Practice

1 What does hervidor mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pon agua en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hervidor?

noun

Last updated