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Kettle
/ˈkɛ.təl/
Today’s word is River.
What it means
- noun
A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
“There's a hot kettle of soup on the stove.”
- noun
The quantity held by a kettle.
- noun
A vessel for boiling water for tea.
“Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.”
Where it comes from
Kettle comes from Old Norse ketill, and that from Latin catillus, a small bowl, related to a word for a deep dish. English had the word early. It has long meant a pot for boiling water, first over a fire and later on a stove.
In a sentence
- Bring me the kettle.by Wobbelle, Tatoeba
- The kettle started whistling.by Hybrid, Tatoeba
- Put the kettle on.by CK, Tatoeba
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