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cuber

cuber

6.4
A person or machine that cuts food into cube-shaped pieces
  • noun
  • /ˈkjuːbər/
translation icon : cortador en cubos
  • A new automatic cuber was installed in the food processing plant last month.

Examples

  • The cuber diced the vegetables quickly.

  • He worked as a cuber in the factory, shaping blocks of cheese for packaging.

  • The chef used a cuber to prepare the vegetables for the salad quickly and evenly.

  • He is a skilled cuber in the kitchen.

  • The chef used a cuber to prepare the vegetables for the soup.

  • At the cooking class, each participant learned how to use a cuber for perfect presentation.

  • For the salad, she chose a manual cuber to ensure even-sized pieces.

Synonyms

dicer
vscuber
1 6.3

A tool that cuts food into small cubes

is broader meaning a person or machine that shapes various materials into cubes

Surface Forms

cuber singular
cubers plural

Morphology

cuber = cube (transparent) = cube + er

This is a regular agent noun built from the verb 'cube', so the meaning is easy to infer from the base.

Etymology

Cuber comes from cube, a box with six equal square sides, plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does', so a cuber is 'one who makes cubes'. This explains why it refers to a person or machine that cuts food or material into cube-shaped pieces.