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worktop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Examples

  • The cupboards were oak and the worktop was granite.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From work + top.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: работен плот — kitchen work surface
  • Catalan: marbre — kitchen work surface
  • Danish: køkkenbænk — kitchen work surface
  • Dutch: aanrecht — kitchen work surface
  • Finnish: työtaso — kitchen work surface
  • French: plan de travail — kitchen work surface
  • German: Arbeitsfläche — kitchen work surface
  • Hungarian: munkafelület — kitchen work surface
  • Hungarian: munkalap — kitchen work surface
  • Hungarian: konyhapult — kitchen work surface
  • Icelandic: borðplata — kitchen work surface
  • Irish: cuntar — kitchen work surface
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøkkenbenk — kitchen work surface
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøkenbenk — kitchen work surface
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøkkenbenk — kitchen work surface
  • Polish: blat — kitchen work surface
  • Russian: столе́шница (stoléšnica) — kitchen work surface
  • Spanish: encimera — kitchen work surface
  • Swedish: bänk — kitchen work surface
  • Turkish: tezgâh — kitchen work surface