plaque de cuisson
The English phrase stove top is translated into French as plaque de cuisson.
The term refers to the flat surface of a kitchen stove where pots and pans are placed to be heated. In a kitchen context, people often use the shorthand plaque to refer to the entire cooking surface.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of plaque, meaning plate or slab and de cuisson, meaning of cooking.
Which one should you use?
While plaque de cuisson refers specifically to the cooking surface, the word cuisinière is used to refer to the entire stove appliance, including the oven.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, you may hear rond or rond de poêle used to refer to a specific stove top element that produces heat.
Did you know?
- The word cuisinière for the whole stove is the same word used for a professional female chef.
- In French, the word plaque is used for everything from a stove top and a license plate to a dental filling.
- The word plaque comes from a Middle Dutch root meaning 'to patch' or 'to beat metal into a thin plate'.
Examples in context
- La plaque de cuisson est encore chaude.The stove top is still hot.
- Nettoie bien la plaque de cuisson.Clean the stove top well.
- Il y a une tache sur la plaque de cuisson.There is a stain on the stove top.
Example conversation
Manon is cleaning the kitchen while Lucas watches.
- LucasTu nettoies la plaque de cuisson ?Are you cleaning the stove top?
- ManonOui, elle est très sale.Yes, it is very dirty.
- LucasJe peux t'aider avec la plaque de cuisson ?Can I help you with the stove top?
- ManonNon merci, je m'en occupe.No thanks, I've got it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cuisson, de, plaque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
