cafetera
Catalan
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
cafetera f (plural cafeteres)
- coffeemaker (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)
- coffeepot (vessel for preparing or serving coffee)
- (colloquial) bucket of bolts (a piece of machinery that's not worth more than its scrap value)
- (colloquial) good-for-nothing (a useless person)
Further reading
- “cafetera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
From either café (“coffee”) + -era or French cafetière. See also tetera (“teapot; kettle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kafeˈteɾa/ [ka.feˈt̪e.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ca‧fe‧te‧ra
Noun
cafetera f (plural cafeteras)
- coffeemaker (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)
- coffeepot (vessel for preparing or serving coffee)
- (colloquial) bucket of bolts (a piece of machinery that's not worth more than its scrap value)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cafetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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