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masculine

/refɾixeɾaˈðoɾ/

Line drawing of refrigerador
Coloured illustration of refrigerador
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Translation

refrigerator, fridge

Word origin

From refrigerar, from Latin refrigerare ('to cool down'), from re- plus frigus ('cold'). The same root gives English 'refrigerator' and 'frigid'.

Origin
Latin
Root
refrigerare
English cognates
refrigerator, frigid

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralrefrigeradores

Examples

, .

Put the milk in the fridge, please.

electricidad.

The new refrigerator uses less electricity.

¿ ?

Is there anything left to eat in the fridge?

.

The fridge has been making a strange noise since yesterday.

.

We clean the refrigerator once a month.

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This word is part of lesson 70.