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"Pot" 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 "pot" and "stove" below.
pot(
pat
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
b. la cacerola (F)
(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).
They cooked the tomato sauce in a pot.Hicieron la salsa de tomate en una cacerola.
b. la cafetera (F) (for coffee)
(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).
They received a new coffee pot as a wedding gift.Recibieron una cafetera nueva como regalo de boda.
b. el tarro (M) (for jam) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We usually store the pots of jam in the refrigerator.Usualmente almacenamos los tarros de mermelada en el refrigerador.
b. el tiesto (M) (Southern Cone)
(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).
My grandma always has a pot of flowers on the kitchen table.Mi abuela siempre tiene un tiesto de flores en la mesa de la cocina.
5. (marijuana)
c. el pasto (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The cop accused him of having been smoking pot.El policía lo acusó de haber estado fumando pasto.
a. la bacinilla (F) (chamber pot)
(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).
Has she learned to use the pot yet?¿Ya aprendió a usar la bacinilla?
b. el retrete (M) (toilet bowl)
(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).
Is Jimmy still sitting on the pot?¿Jimmy sigue todavía en el retrete?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to plant)
stove(
stov
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el fogón (M) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America)
(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).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Can you add more wood to the stove?¿Puedes ponerle más madera al fogón?
c. la estufa (F) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Mexico
Be careful with the stove; it's hot.Cuidado con la estufa, que está caliente.
2. (heater)
a. la estufa (F)
(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).
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.).
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.
a. cultivar en invernadero
Tropical plants need stoving in this climate.Las plantas tropicales necesitan ser cultivadas en invernadero en este clima.
