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kitchenware

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The new chef reorganized the space where we keep the pots, pans, and other kitchenware.
  • He works in the kitchenware section of the department store.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

hardware utensils for use in a kitchen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kitchen utensil

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English kitchen Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English kitchenware From kitchen + -ware.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съдове за готвене (sǎdove za gotvene) — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Catalan: parament de cuina — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 廚房用具 /厨房用具 (chúfáng yòngjù) — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 廚具 /厨具 (chújù) — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飲具 /饮具 (yǐnjù) — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Dutch: keukengerei — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Finnish: keittiövälineet — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • French: ustensiles de cuisine — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • German: Küchengeräte — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Greek: μαγειρικά σκεύη (mageiriká skévi) — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Hungarian: konyhafelszerelés — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Hungarian: konyhai edények/eszközök — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Hungarian: edényáru — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Hungarian: konyhaedények — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Irish: gréithe cistine — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Italian: stoviglie — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Polish: naczynia kuchenne — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Polish: przybory kuchenne — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Polish: sprzęt kuchenny — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Spanish: artículo de cocina — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Spanish: vaisella — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Spanish: menaje — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Thai: เครื่องครัว (krʉ̂ʉang-kruua) — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen
  • Ukrainian: кухо́нний по́суд (kuxónnyj pósud) — instruments and utensils found in a kitchen