Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈoɾno/

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Translation

oven

Word origin

From Latin furnus ('oven, bakehouse'). The Latin f became a silent h.

Origin
Latin
Root
furnus
English cognates
furnace

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralhornos

Examples

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The bread has been in the oven for half an hour.

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My grandmother makes a very tasty roast chicken in the oven.

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The oven in the new kitchen is very big.

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Today it is so hot that the house feels like an oven.

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Do not open the oven, the food is not ready yet.

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This word is part of lesson 55.