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potholder

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an insulated pad for holding hot pots

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: pad

History

Etymology

From pot + holder.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: agafador — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Dutch: pannenlap — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Faroese: grýtulappi — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Finnish: patalappu — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Finnish: pannulappu — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • French: manique — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • French: menotte — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • German: Topflappen — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Italian: presina — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Macedonian: фа́тка (fátka) — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Polish: łapka kuchenna — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Russian: прихва́тка (prixvátka) — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Spanish: agarradera — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Spanish: agarraollas — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Swedish: grytlapp — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils
  • Swedish: pannlapp — insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils