temporizador de cocina
/tempoɾiθadoɾ de koθina/from spelling rules
The English phrase "kitchen timer" is temporizador de cocina in Spanish.
This phrase refers to a device used to count down a specific amount of time while cooking.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of temporizador (timer) and de cocina (of the kitchen).
How do you pronounce it?
/tempoɾiθadoɾ de koθina/
Did you know?
- The English word 'temporizer' shares a root with temporizador, but it means someone who avoids making a decision to gain time rather than a device.
- The Spanish word cocina refers to both the room where you cook and the stove or oven itself.
- While temporizador is the technical term for the device, in many Spanish-speaking households, people simply refer to it as 'el reloj' (the clock).
Examples in context
- Por favor, ¿me puedes prestar un cronómetro de cocina?Please, can you lend me a kitchen timer?
- Pon el temporizador de cocina para diez minutos.Set the kitchen timer for ten minutes.
- Necesito un temporizador de cocina para el arroz.I need a kitchen timer for the rice.
- ¿Dónde pusiste el temporizador de cocina?Where did you put the kitchen timer?
- El temporizador de cocina está sonando.The kitchen timer is ringing.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are preparing dinner in their apartment.
- DanielElena, ¿tienes un temporizador de cocina?Elena, do you have a kitchen timer?
- ElenaSí, lo tengo en el cajón.Yes, I have it in the drawer.
- DanielPerfecto, ponlo para diez minutos.Perfect, set it for ten minutes.
- ElenaVale, ya lo estoy configurando.Okay, I'm setting it now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cocina, de, temporizador, CC BY-SA 4.0.
