hotplate

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noun

A semiportable stove.

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ringburnerboiling platecooking platehot plate
OriginEnglish plate ← Middle English plate ← Old French plate →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounhotplate (plural hotplates)

plural hotplates · alternative hot-plate · alternative hot plate

  1. A semiportable stove.
  2. The element of a stove.

    Synonyms: ring, burner

  3. A low-powered heating device for keeping food warm.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe element of a stove.

Similar
ringburner
Similar
boiling platecooking plate

More synonyms by meaning

nouna portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm

Similar
hot plate
Broader
kitchen appliance
Also see
boiling platecooking platehot plate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keHy-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kéHidʰeti
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kéHidos
  5. Proto-Germanic*haitaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*hait
  7. Old Englishhāt
  8. Middle Englishhot
  9. Englishhot
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pléth₂us
  12. Proto-Hellenic*plətús
  13. Ancient Greekπλατύς (platús)
  14. Vulgar Latin*platta
  15. Old Frenchplate
  16. Middle Englishplate
  17. Englishplate
  18. Englishhotplate

From hot + plate.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 電爐 /电炉
  • 電爐 /电炉 (diànlú)semi-portable stove
Finnish keitin, keittolevy
  • keitinsemi-portable stove
  • keittolevysemi-portable stove
  • keittolevythe element of a stove
  • lämpölevylow-powered heating device
French plaque de cuisson, plaque chauffante
  • plaque de cuissonsemi-portable stove
  • plaque chauffantesemi-portable stove
German Kochplatte, Hotplate
  • Kochplattesemi-portable stove
  • Hotplatesemi-portable stove
  • Kochplattethe element of a stove
  • Herdplattethe element of a stove
  • Warmhalteplattelow-powered heating device
Italian fornello, piastra
  • fornellosemi-portable stove
  • piastrasemi-portable stove
  • piastrathe element of a stove
  • piastra riscaldantelow-powered heating device
Japanese ホットプレート
  • ホットプレート (hotto purēto)semi-portable stove
Māori tārahu
  • tārahuthe element of a stove
Norwegian Bokmål kokeplate
  • kokeplatesemi-portable stove
Russian электропли́тка, электроплита́
  • электропли́тка (elektroplítka)semi-portable stove
  • электроплита́ (elektroplitá)semi-portable stove
  • электропе́чь (elektropéčʹ)semi-portable stove
  • электропе́чка (elektropéčka)semi-portable stove
Spanish hornillo, placa eléctrica
  • hornillosemi-portable stove
  • placa eléctricasemi-portable stove
  • placa calefactorasemi-portable stove
  • infiernillosemi-portable stove
  • cocinillasemi-portable stove
  • cocinitasemi-portable stove
  • anafesemi-portable stove
  • anafresemi-portable stove
Swedish kokplatta, värmeplatta
  • kokplattasemi-portable stove
  • värmeplattasemi-portable stove
  • spisplattathe element of a stove
  • plattathe element of a stove

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heatplot
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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