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cafetière

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌkæf.ə.tiˈɛəɹ/
  • General-American: /ˌkæf.əˈtjɛəɹ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A cylindrical glass or metal jug, fitted with a filter on a rod, used to make coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)bor. Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve)bor. Italian caffèbor. French café French -t- French -ière French cafetièrebor. English cafetière Borrowed from French cafetière.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 咖啡濾壓壺 /咖啡滤压壶 (kāfēi lǜyāhú) — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法壓壺 /法压壶 (Fǎyāhú) — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • Finnish: pressopannu — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • French: cafetière à piston — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • German: Kaffeepresse — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • German: Pressstempelkanne — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • Icelandic: stimpilkanna — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • Icelandic: pressukanna — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • Malay: teko penapis kopi — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • Persian: فرنچ پرس (ferenč peres) — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee
  • Polish: zaparzacz — cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee