Potholder = tomaolla?

Question

I was reading the instructions on a box of frozen lasagna and it said:

Utilizando tomaollas y ambas manos, retire cuidadosamente del horno la bandeja de hornear con la bandeja y deje reposar en la bandeja de hornear 5 minutos.

The English instructions say:

Using potholders and both hands, carefully remove baking sheet with tray from oven and let stand on baking sheet 5 minutes.

I can't find tomaolla in any of my Spanish dictionaries, and it's not in the dictionary here, the Collins, or the D R A E. When I look up potholder I get agarrador, agarradera and portaolla. Is this a regional thing? What do you native speakers use?

Answer 1

Wow, Happy New year, kevin, always a pleasure to see you around

I had never seen that word before.

we say:

manoplas

I have also found agarraollas, equally unknown to me

I agree. :) - chileno, Jan 1, 2012

Answer 2

how to crochet a toma olla o agarradera

Apparently it may be two separate words.

pot taker......tomaollas......makes great sense. Thans much. - MexGuy, Dec 31, 2011

Excellent. I didn't think of looking up two words. - KevinB, Dec 31, 2011

cuidado con los manos amigo...... - MexGuy, Dec 31, 2011

frozen lasagna ......c"mon man! - MexGuy, Dec 31, 2011

Answer 3

I checked with my wife (Mexicana) and she uses "agarradera(s)". Hope you didn't burn yourself!! HNY.

MG

Thanks. No burns, yet. I've cited boxed food directions as sources in the past, but I'm never sure who does the translations. - KevinB, Dec 31, 2011

Well, what ever the word....you know what to use. Have a Happy New Year. - MexGuy, Dec 31, 2011