cafetera

Catalan

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

cafetera f sg

1. feminine singular of cafeter

Etymology 2

From cafeter +‎ -era or French cafetière. See also tetera (“teapot”).

Noun

cafetera f (plural cafeteres)

1. coffeemaker (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)
2. coffeepot (vessel for preparing or serving coffee)
3. (colloquial) bucket of bolts (a piece of machinery that's not worth more than its scrap value)
4. (colloquial) good-for-nothing (a useless person)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From either café (“coffee”) +‎ -era or French cafetière. See also tetera (“teapot; kettle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kafeˈteɾa/ [ka.feˈt̪e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ca‧fe‧te‧ra

Noun

cafetera f (plural cafeteras)

1. coffeemaker (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)
2. coffeepot (vessel for preparing or serving coffee)
3. (colloquial) bucket of bolts (a piece of machinery that's not worth more than its scrap value)

Derived terms

• cafetera de émbolo

 

Adjective

cafetera f

1. feminine singular of cafetero

Further reading

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