hotplate
2
3.2
- noun
- /ˈhɑːtˌpleɪt/
:
plato caliente
- He placed a pan on the hotplate to fry some eggs for breakfast.
- an electric hotplate
Examples
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Mrs. France whisked the toast out from the hotplate before it burned, flipped over the bacon, and finished laying out His Grouch's tray.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rebecca couldn't retrieve sleep, so she made tea and toasted a slice of bread on the daredevil electric hotplate.
Fiction book (2002) -
The electric hotplate stood on the kitchen table, still warm.
Fiction book (1993) -
You have a small fridge and a hotplate right there.
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No cooking except on the hotplate.
Fiction book (1994) -
They cooked on a hotplate in the garage.
Blog text (14) -
My boyfriend came to visit and saw how depleted I was, so we bought a hotplate and he showed me how to cook pasta and sausage in my dorm room.
Blog text (13) -
The bathroom is also the kitchen: it has a hotplate and a shelf of canned soup, canned chili, and canned spaghetti.
Fiction book (1992) -
The electric hotplate was plugged in and ready for cooking dinner.
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She used the hotplate to keep the soup warm while waiting for guests to arrive.
Synonyms
110
1.0
A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food
15
3.4
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
15
2.7
A flat hot metal surface used to cook food like pancakes or sandwiches
A flat heated plate used to cook sandwiches, pancakes, or meat
A pan used to keep food warm before serving
A metal container that keeps cooked food warm at buffets
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Morphology
Etymology
Hotplate comes from the two simple words hot and plate, meaning a 'hot' flat 'plate' used to heat food. So, a hotplate is a small portable electric device for cooking or keeping food warm.