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hotplate

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A semiportable stove.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The element of a stove.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ring, burner

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A low-powered heating device for keeping food warm.

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hot plate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kitchen appliance

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hot Proto-Indo-European *pleth2- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth2us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English hotplate From hot + plate.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 電爐 /电炉 (diànlú) — semi-portable stove
  • Finnish: keitin — semi-portable stove
  • Finnish: keittolevy — semi-portable stove
  • French: plaque de cuisson — semi-portable stove
  • French: plaque chauffante — semi-portable stove
  • German: Kochplatte — semi-portable stove
  • German: Hotplate — semi-portable stove
  • Italian: fornello — semi-portable stove
  • Italian: piastra — semi-portable stove
  • Japanese: ホットプレート (hotto purēto) — semi-portable stove
  • Macedonian: рингла (ringla) — semi-portable stove
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kokeplate — semi-portable stove
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kokeplate — semi-portable stove
  • Russian: электропли́тка (elektroplítka) — semi-portable stove
  • Russian: электроплита́ (elektroplitá) — semi-portable stove
  • Russian: электропе́чь (elektropéčʹ) — semi-portable stove
  • Russian: электропе́чка (elektropéčka) — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: hornillo — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: placa eléctrica — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: placa calefactora — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: infiernillo — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: cocinilla — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: cocinita — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: anafe — semi-portable stove
  • Spanish: anafre — semi-portable stove
  • Swedish: kokplatta — semi-portable stove
  • Swedish: värmeplatta — semi-portable stove
  • Venetan: forneło — semi-portable stove
  • Finnish: keittolevy — the element of a stove
  • German: Kochplatte — the element of a stove
  • German: Herdplatte — the element of a stove
  • Italian: piastra — the element of a stove
  • Māori: tārahu — the element of a stove
  • Swedish: spisplatta — the element of a stove
  • Swedish: platta — the element of a stove
  • Finnish: lämpölevy — low-powered heating device
  • German: Warmhalteplatte — low-powered heating device
  • Italian: piastra riscaldante — low-powered heating device