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mixing bowl

mixing bowl

11 1.0
A large bowl for putting ingredients together when you cook or bake
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪksɪŋ boʊl/
translation icon : bol para mezclar
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
  • a large mixing bowl
  • a medium mixing bowl
  • a small mixing bowl

You'll need a medium sized sauce fan, a big mixing bowl, and a wooden spoon.

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Examples

  • So let's get our mixing bowl and our scales.

  • Make the sausages: In a large mixing bowl, stir together the onions, garlic, and spices.

    Blog text (3)
  • I need a mixing bowl.

  • Transfer to a large mixing bowl and set aside to cool.

    Blog text (17)
  • I found some mixing bowls in a cabinet under the counter and got to work.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Then you drain a can of tuna, and you dump it into a big mixing bowl.

  • In a mixing bowl, beat the butter with the cream cheese until well blended.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In a large mixing bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Combine the apple, turkey, chili, salt, pepper, chives, and cooked mixture in a mixing bowl and stir everything together.

    Blog text (14)
  • To make the cake: Cream sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

Synonyms

salad bowl
vsmixing bowl
3 1.0

A bowl for mixing and serving salad

is larger and used mainly to combine ingredients for cooking or baking

How Big

mixing bowl
11 1.0
bowl
370 1.0

Surface Forms

mixing bowl singular
mixing bowls plural

Morphology

mixing + bowl

The meaning 'a large bowl in which ingredients are mixed' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mixing' (the act of blending) with 'bowl' (a dish). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic composition pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The compound mixing bowl comes from a simple kitchen picture: you put ingredients in a bowl and do the mixing there. That's why it means 'a large bowl used for mixing'.