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potholder

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "pot holder."
potholder(
pad
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hol
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duhr
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el agarrador
(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)
Pick up that plate with a potholder because it's hot.Toma ese plato con un agarrador porque está caliente.
b. la agarradera
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
That dish is going to be really hot; you should take it out of the oven with a potholder.Esa cazuela va estar muy caliente; debes sacarla del horno con una agarradera.
c. el tomaollas
(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 Chile
(Chile)
My boyfriend left the potholder on the stove and it caught fire.Mi pololo dejó el tomaollas en el fogón y se prendió.
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