"potholder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potholders [plural], pot-holder [alternative], pot holder [alternative]
Etymology: From pot + holder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pot|holder}} pot + holder Head templates: {{en-noun}} potholder (plural potholders)
  1. An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils Related terms: oven glove Translations (insulated pad for handling hot cooking utensils): agafador [masculine] (Catalan), pannenlap [masculine] (Dutch), grýtulappi [masculine] (Faroese), patalappu (Finnish), pannulappu (Finnish), manique [feminine] (French), menotte [Belgium, feminine] (French), Topflappen [masculine] (German), presina [feminine] (Italian), фа́тка (fátka) [feminine] (Macedonian), łapka kuchenna [feminine] (Polish), прихватка (prixvatka) [feminine] (Russian), agarradera [feminine] (Spanish), agarraollas [masculine] (Spanish), grytlapp [common-gender] (Swedish), pannlapp [common-gender, regional] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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