hob

hob(
hab
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (stovetop)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la placa
(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)
Ceramic hobs are difficult to clean.Las placas vitrocerámicas son difíciles de limpiar.
b. el anafe
(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)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
Regionalism used in Uruguay
(Uruguay)
Are you getting an electric hob or a gas one?¿Vas a comprar un anafe eléctrico o uno a gas?
2. (burner)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el quemador
(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)
When I got home from school, my mother would always put a kettle on the hob to make tea.Cuando volvía a casa del colegio, mi madre siempre ponía la pava en el quemador para hacer té.
b. la hornalla
(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)
(River Plate)
Watch the milk doesn't boil over onto the hob.Cuidado que la leche no caiga sobre la hornalla al hervir.
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