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"Cooker" is a noun which is often translated as "la olla", and "stove" is a noun which is often translated as "la cocina". Learn more about the difference between "cooker" and "stove" below.
cooker(
koo
-
kuhr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la olla
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Can you put the rice in the rice cooker, please?¿Puedes ponerme el arroz en la olla arrocera, por favor?
2. (stove)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la cocina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Dad put a pot of water to boil on the cooker.Papá puso una olla de agua a hervir en la cocina.
b. la estufa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Edith turned on the cooker to make a start on dinner.Edith prendió la estufa para empezar a preparar la cena.
3. (cooking apple)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la manzana para cocinar
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The Bramley apple is the most popular cooker in the United Kingdom.La manzana Bramley es la manzana para cocinar más popular del Reino Unido.
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stove(
stov
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la cocina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I left bacon and eggs for you on the stove.Te dejé huevos con tocino sobre la cocina.
b. el fogón
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(Andes)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
(Caribbean)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Can you add more wood to the stove?¿Puedes ponerle más madera al fogón?
c. la estufa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(Andes)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
(Caribbean)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Be careful with the stove; it's hot.Cuidado con la estufa, que está caliente.
a. la estufa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We have an old-fashioned stove which heats the cottage very efficiently.Tenemos una estufa que calienta la casita de campo de manera muy eficaz.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. cocer
All that remains is to stove the pots before they are ready to be transported.Lo único que falta es cocer los tiestos antes de que estén listos para ser transportados.
4. (botany)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. cultivar en invernadero
Tropical plants need stoving in this climate.Las plantas tropicales necesitan ser cultivadas en invernadero en este clima.
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