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Meaning of Trivet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɹɪv.ɪt

Definitions

  1. A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
  2. A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
  3. A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.

Equivalents

العربية الركيزة
Български триножник
Bosanski sadžak саџак
Català trespeus
Cymraeg trybedd
Ελληνικά πυροστιά
Suomi kolmijalka pannunalunen pannunalusta
Français dessous-de-plat trépied
Galego trepia trespés
עברית תחתית
Hrvatski sadžak саџак
Magyar edényalátét
Հայերեն կասկարա
日本語 五徳
Македонски пирустија
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဖိုခုံလောက်
Polski trójnóg
Português descanso trempe tripé
Русский подставка таган треножник
Српски sadžak саџак
Svenska grytunderlägg trefot
Türkçe nihale üçayak

Examples

“They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

trivet table Trivets Trivett Trivette Trivia triviaholic

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