electric frying pan
- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn/
- US
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sartén eléctrica
- She prefers using an electric frying pan because it maintains a steady temperature.
Examples
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We cooked pancakes on the electric frying pan during our camping trip.
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With an electric frying pan, you can sauté vegetables quickly and evenly.
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His old electric frying pan still works after twenty years.
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I bought an electric frying pan yesterday.
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Do you own an electric frying pan?
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I cooked breakfast for my family using an electric frying pan on the kitchen counter.
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The electric frying pan makes it easy to prepare delicious meals without a stove.
Synonyms
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2.5
A shallow pan with a long handle for frying food
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1.0
A shallow pan with a long handle for cooking food in hot oil
A pan that plugs in and cooks food by baking or grilling
A flat metal or non-stick cooking dish with a handle used to cook food in hot oil
A wide shallow metal container for making food on a stove
How Versatile
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'electric' (powered by electricity) modifying 'frying pan' (a shallow cooking pan for frying), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it is a frying pan with its own electric heating. This noun‑phrase composition is a common and transparent pattern cross‑linguistically, so B1 learners who know the words will readily understand the concept.
Etymology
Electric frying pan is a literal name for a frying pan that has its own electric heater inside. The word electric shows it runs on power from the wall, so you can cook 'without a stove'.