hot plate
15
3.4
- noun
- /hɑt pleɪt/
:
hornillo eléctrico
- The small apartment came with a hot plate instead of a full kitchen range.
- an electric hot plate
- cook on a hot plate
- hot plate for cooking
You know, if I got a hot plate food encrusted, it stinks.
- You know, if I got a hot plate food encrusted, it stinks.
Examples
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Bob went to the office, held his nose, frowned at Berman, and clicked on the hot plate's switch.
Fiction book (2001) -
A small hot plate had been laid on top of the old black range.
Fiction book (1999) -
Go to the kitchen and get a hot plate for these people.
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First, spread plenty of oil on the hot plate.
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Want me to get cheese and a hot plate?
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Pick-up order ready, hot plate.
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No gas, but we have a hot plate and a well-stocked refrigerator.
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I'm using some coconut oil and we've got this great hot plate which makes it really easy to fry them.
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Paddy Dumphy was standing at the end of the counter waiting for his hot plate.
Fiction book (1997) -
Angelo hops off the conveyor belt and turns on the hot plate.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
110
1.0
A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food
82
3.5
A large kitchen stove with burners and an oven for cooking
15
2.7
A flat hot metal surface used to cook food like pancakes or sandwiches
3
3.6
A flat surface with burners for cooking food built into a kitchen counter
2
3.2
A small electric device that heats, cooks, or keeps food warm
1
1.0
A kitchen appliance that cooks food, usually with gas or electricity
1
3.0
A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking
1
2.4
A person who cooks food over direct heat on a grill
A flat heated plate used to cook sandwiches, pancakes, or meat
How Hot
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'hot' (heated) + 'plate' (a flat surface/pan), so it naturally denotes a heated flat device used to warm or cook food. This straightforward noun–noun compounding is cross-linguistically common and follows expected English formation, making it easily inferable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Hot plate comes from a simple, literal object: a flat metal plate that gets hot to 'cook' food or 'keep it warm'. So it now means 'a small portable cooking device'.