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"Cocina" is a form of "cocina", a noun which is often translated as "kitchen". "Fogón" is a noun which is often translated as "stove". Learn more about the difference between "cocina" and "fogón" below.
la cocina(
koh
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see
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nah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. range
Se puede controlar la temperatura mejor con una cocina de gas.You can control the temperature better on a gas range.
c. cooker (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
En esta cocina se pueden acomodar cuatro ollas grandes a la vez.You can get four big pots on this cooker at the same time.
3. (activity)
a. cooking
Me resulta difícil hacer dieta porque me encanta la cocina.I find dieting very difficult, because I love cooking.
b. cuisine
La pareja tomó un curso de alta cocina francesa.The couple did a French haute cuisine course.
c. cookery
Quiero un libro de cocina española para Navidad.I want a Spanish cookery book for Christmas.
el fogón(
foh
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gohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. stove
No dejes el papel toalla tan cerca del fogón que se va a prender.Don't leave the paper towel so close to the stove or it will catch fire.
Mi mamá lleva todo el día guisando en el fogón.My mom has spent the whole day at the stove cooking.
b. woodstove (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Siempre recuerdo a mi abuela cocinando en el fogón en el pueblo.I always remember my grandma cooking on the woodstove in the village.
c. wood-burning stove (made of brick or stone) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
En los pueblitos, todavía usan fogones sencillos para cocinar.Simple wood-burning stoves are still used for cooking on in small towns.
2. (element)
4. (outdoor fire) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
los fogones
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (figurative) (art of cooking)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. cooking
Silvia es una cocinera peruana que ha revolucionado el mundo de los fogones.Silvia is a Peruvian cook who has revolutionized the world of cooking.
