Teakettle

Noun CEFR B2

ˈtiˌkɛtəl

Definitions

A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.

Equivalents

Españoltetera

Françaisbouilloire bouilloire à thé

DeutschKessel Teekessel Wasserkessel

45 more languages

Afrikaansketel

العربيةغلاية غلّاية الشّاي

Azərbaycan diliçaydan çaynik

Беларускаяча́йнік

Българскичайник

বাংলাকেটলি

Bosanskičajnik ibrik чајник

Catalàbullidor tetera

Češtinakonvice

Cymraegtegell

Ελληνικάβραστήρας

Suomiteekeitin teepannu vesipannu

Gàidhligcoire

עבריתקומקום

हिन्दीकेतली

Hrvatskičajnik ibrik чајник

Magyarteáskanna

Հայերենթեյաման

Íslenskaketill

Italianobollitore teiera

日本語湯わかし薬缶

ქართულიჩაიდანი

Қазақ тілішәйнек

ភាសាខ្មែរកំសៀវ ប៉ាន់តែ

한국어주전자

Kurdîçaydan çaynik

Lietuviųarbatinukas

Latviešutējkanna

Македонскикотле чајник

မြန်မာရေနွေးအိုး

Nederlandswaterkoker

Polskiczajnik imbryk Sagan

Portuguêschaleira

Românăceainic ibric

Русскийчайник

Shqipçajnik ibrik

Српскиčajnik ibrik чајник

Svenskavattenkokare

ไทยกา กาต้มน้ำ กาน้ำ

Türkmençeçäýnek

Tagalogtakuri

Türkçeçaydanlık

Українськачайник

Examples

“Phœbe and the fire that boiled the teakettle were equally bright, cheerful, and efficient, in their respective offices.”

““Such a cunning teakettle and saucepan, and a tete-a-tete set ⟳, and lots of good things to eat ⟳. Do have ⟳ toast for tea, Polly, and let ⟳ me make ⟳ it with the new toasting fork; it's such fun to play ⟳ cook ⟳.””

“Or when you leave ⟳ the house and remember ⟳ half an hour later that you left a teakettle going on the stove.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

teakettle groom teakettler Teakettles Teaks Teakwood Teal

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