el
masculine
/mikɾoˈondas/
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Translation
microwave, microwave oven
Word origin
A compound of micro- (from Greek mikros, 'small') and ondas ('waves'), naming the short electromagnetic waves the oven uses. It stays the same in the plural.
- Origin
- Greek and Latin
- Root
- micro + onda
- English cognates
- microwave
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmicroondasirregular
Examples
Caliento .
I heat the soup in the microwave.
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The microwave stopped working this morning.
metal .
Do not put metal in the microwave.
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In two minutes the microwave will be finished.
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We bought a new microwave for the kitchen.
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