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countertop

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the top side of a counter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tabletop

History

Etymology

From counter + top.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَطْح الْعَمَل (saṭḥ al-ʕamal) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Arabic: كاونتر (kāwntar) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Belarusian: стальні́ца (stalʹníca) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 檯面 /台面 (táimiàn) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 料理檯 /料理台 — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 桌面 (zhuōmiàn) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Dutch: aanrechtblad — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Dutch: aanrecht — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Finnish: työtaso — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • French: comptoir — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • French: plan de travail — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • German: Arbeitsplatte — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • German: Küchenarbeitsplatte — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Hebrew: דֶּלְפֵּק (delpék) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Hungarian: munkalap — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Indonesian: daun meja — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Italian: piano di lavoro — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Japanese: カウンター (kauntā) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Korean: 카운터톱 (kaunteotop) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Korean: 조리대 (joridae) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøkkenbenk — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Polish: kontuar — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Polish: lada — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Portuguese: bancada — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Russian: столе́шница (stoléšnica) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Spanish: encimera — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Swedish: bänk — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Swedish: köksbänk — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Turkish: tezgâh — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food
  • Ukrainian: стільни́ця (stilʹnýcja) — the top surface of a counter, for preparation of food