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noun
A machine to chop or puree food; a blender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, India, UK
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blender, liquidiser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mixer
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykw- Proto-Indo-European *wlikw-éh1-ye-ti Proto-Italic *wlikwēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English liquidize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English liquidizer From liquidize + -er.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
