cafetera
/kafeˈteɾa/
The English phrase "coffee maker" is translated into Spanish as cafetera.
You can use cafetera to refer to various types of machines. For example, Una cafetera automática means an automatic coffee maker, Una cafetera de goteo means a drip coffee maker and Una cafetera espresso means an espresso machine. Other common variations include Cafetera eléctrica (electric coffee maker), Cafetera de cápsulas (capsule coffee maker), Cafetera programable (programmable coffee maker) and Cafetera de filtro (filter coffee maker).
What does it mean word for word?
The word cafetera is a compound of café (coffee) and the suffix -tera, which denotes a tool or container used for a specific purpose.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so it is used with the feminine article la (the) or una (a). The plural form is cafeteras, formed by adding -s to the end.
How do you pronounce it?
/kafeˈteɾa/
Did you know?
- In certain contexts, the word cafetera is used as a slang term for an old, noisy car that sounds like a rattling machine.
- The suffix -era in cafetera does not just mean a tool, but can also designate a person who works with or sells coffee, much like how 'baker' relates to bread in English.
- The word cafetera is used for both the machine that brews the coffee and the pot or carafe that holds the finished drink.
Examples in context
- Me encanta hacer café con mi cafetera todas las mañanas.I love making coffee with my coffee maker every morning.
- Mi cafetera hace el mejor café del mundo.My coffee maker makes the best coffee in the world.
- No puedo empezar mi día sin mi fiel cafetera.I can't start my day without my faithful coffee maker.
- La cafetera es nueva.The coffee maker is new.
- Necesito comprar una cafetera.I need to buy a coffee maker.
- Limpia la cafetera, por favor.Clean the coffee maker, please.
Example conversation
At home in the morning.
- Mateo¿Dónde está la cafetera?Where is the coffee maker?
- MaríaEstá sobre la mesa.It is on the table.
- MateoGracias, María.Thanks, María.
- MaríaDe nada, Mateo.You're welcome, Mateo.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry cafetera, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
