marmita

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French marmite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mərˈmi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maɾˈmi.ta]

Noun

marmita f (plural marmites)

1. a large metal cooking pot

Hypernyms

• olla

Further reading

• “marmita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French marmite.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈmi.tɐ/ [maɦˈmi.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁˈmi.tɐ/ [maɦˈmi.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maɾˈmi.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʁˈmi.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maɻˈmi.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈmi.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: mar‧mi‧ta

Noun

marmita f (plural marmitas)

1. lunchbox
2. the meal inside a lunchbox

Spanish

una marmita

Etymology

Borrowed from French marmite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈmita/ [maɾˈmi.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mar‧mi‧ta

Noun

marmita f (plural marmitas)

1. steam kettle, jacketed kettle
2. pressure cooker

   Synonyms: olla a presión, olla de presión

3. soup kettle, cauldron

Related terms

• marmitako - a Basque tuna and potato stew

Further reading

• “marmita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014