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crockpot

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A slow cooker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To cook (food) in a slow cooker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From Crock-Pot (1971), brand name of slow cooker by The Rival Company, from crock + pot. Coined by duplication and assonance.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 慢燉 /慢炖 — cook food in a slow cooker
  • Dutch: stoven — cook food in a slow cooker
  • Dutch: sudderen — cook food in a slow cooker
  • Finnish: hauduttaa — cook food in a slow cooker
  • Polish: gotować wolno — cook food in a slow cooker
  • Spanish: cocer en olla de cocción lenta — cook food in a slow cooker
  • Spanish: cocer en olla de cochura lenta — cook food in a slow cooker
  • Spanish: cocer en olla de cocimiento lento — cook food in a slow cooker