noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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