Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
Similar
pot stand
Origin
- Latintripēs, tripedis“tripod”
- Old Englishtrefet
- Middle Englishtrevet
- Englishtrivet
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пирости́я, трино́жник
- пирости́я (pirostíja)stand with three short legs
- трино́жник (trinóžnik)stand with three short legs
Catalan trespeus
- trespeusstand with three short legs
Czech třínožka, trojnožka
- třínožkastand with three short legs
- trojnožkastand with three short legs
Finnish kolmijalka, pannunalunen
- kolmijalkastand with three short legs
- pannunalunenstand to support hot dishes and protect the table
French trépied, dessous-de-plat
- trépiedstand with three short legs
- dessous-de-platstand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Greek πυροστιά
- πυροστιά (pyrostiá)stand with three short legs
Hungarian háromlábú állvány, edényalátét
- háromlábú állványstand with three short legs
- edényalátétstand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Japanese 五徳
- 五徳 (gotoku)stand with three short legs
Polish trójnóg, trójnóg
- trójnógstand with three short legs
- trójnógstand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Portuguese tripé, trempe
- tripéstand with three short legs
- trempestand with three short legs
- descansostand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Russian тага́н, трено́жник
- тага́н (tagán)stand with three short legs
- трено́жник (trenóžnik)stand with three short legs
- подста́вка (podstávka)stand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Spanish trébede, trébedes
- trébedestand with three short legs
- trébedesstand with three short legs
- salvamantelesstand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Swedish trefot, grytunderlägg
- trefotstand with three short legs
- grytunderläggstand to support hot dishes and protect the table
- karottunderläggstand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Turkish üçayak, nihale
- üçayakstand with three short legs
- nihalestand to support hot dishes and protect the table
Welsh trybedd
- trybeddstand with three short legs
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with trivet
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Cite this entry
APA
trivet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trivet
MLA
“trivet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trivet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trivet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trivet.
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