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kitchenware

kitchenware

4 1.8
Items used in a kitchen for cooking or serving food, like pans and plates
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪtʃənˌwɛr/
translation icon : utensilios de cocina
  • He began as a chef but became a multimedia celebrity, known for his TV cooking programs, cookbooks, and signature lines of kitchenware.
  • kitchenware store
  • kitchenware shop
  • vintage kitchenware

I could honestly buy plates and kitchenware every day.

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Examples

  • It's Korean kitchenware, the future of food storage.

    Henry's Crime (2010)

  • So I got rid of most of my kitchenware and kept only few things essential to making eggs and coffee.

  • Earlier in the week, I purchased a new item to add to my essential kitchenware.

    Blog text (26)

  • Eddie dropped Jennifer at the shopping mall where she managed the kitchenware section of a department store.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The lively market includes approximately 20 unique vendors selling everything from farm-fresh vegetables to great sandwiches and beautiful imported kitchenware.

    Blog text (7)

  • Melissa Guerra, cookbook author and owner of the kitchenware store Melissa Guerra at 200 E. Grayson St., Suite 122, has dedicated her life to Latin American cuisine.

    Blog text (10)

  • She bought a variety of kitchenware, including pots, pans, and utensils, to prepare her favorite meals.

  • The store had a wide selection of kitchenware, such as baking trays and mixing bowls, perfect for any aspiring chef.

  • For her wedding, she received an expensive set of kitchenware, which included high-quality knives and cookware.

Synonyms

utensil
vskitchenware
41 1.3

A tool used for cooking or eating

focuses on items for cooking and serving rather than all household tools
kitchen utensil
vskitchenware
3 1.4

A tool like a spoon or knife that people use in the kitchen to prepare food

includes those tools but also dishes and other cooking or serving equipment
housewares
vskitchenware
1 1.6

Things you use in the home for cooking and cleaning like pots and pans

is limited to equipment for cooking or serving food, not general home goods

How Complete

kitchenware
4 1.8
cookware
10 1.1

Surface Forms

kitchenware singular
kitchenwares plural

Morphology

kitchenware = kitchen + ware (transparent) = kitchen + ware

The meaning is directly the combination of 'kitchen' (place for cooking) + 'ware' (articles/goods), so learners can infer it as goods used in a kitchen.

Etymology

Kitchenware comes from kitchen ('the room for cooking') and ware ('goods' or 'things for use'), the same ware you see in tableware and silverware. So, kitchenware simply means the pots, pans, plates, and tools used in a kitchen.