autocuiseur

/o.to.kɥi.zœʁ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les autocuiseurs

Meaning

  1. pressure cooker

    • Elle cuit les lentilles dans l'autocuiseur.

      She cooks the lentils in the pressure cooker.

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

cocotte-minute

cocotte-minute is actually a genericized trademark, like "Instant Pot"; autocuiseur is the generic term — both mean "pressure cooker."

Practice

1 What does autocuiseur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle cuit les lentilles dans l'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches autocuiseur?

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