/frɪdʒ/
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Translation
The cold cupboard in the kitchen that keeps food and drink fresh.
Word origin
A short form of refrigerator, from Latin refrigerare, meaning to make cool again, from frigus, cold.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- refrigerare
- English cognates
- refrigerator
Grammar
Gender
Pluralfridges
Examples
.
The fridge is where the milk lives.
.
Food that can go bad belongs in the fridge.
notes.
Fridge is the everyday short form of refrigerator.
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