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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespentola a pressione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈpɛn.to.la a presˈsjo.ne/
"La pentola a pressione è molto utile in cucina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An airtight cooking utensil that cooks food quickly under high steam pressure.
"She used a pressure cooker to prepare the beef stew in a fraction of the usual time." - 2
A situation or environment characterized by intense stress, pressure, or urgency.
"The executive office can feel like a pressure cooker during the final quarter of the fiscal year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English words pressure (from Old French presser and Latin pressare) and cooker (from cook, derived from Old English coc and Latin coquere). The device was invented by Denis Papin in 1679 as the 'digestor' and evolved into modern domestic pressure cookers in the 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pressure cooker" is said worldwide
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autocuiseur
Transliteration: /o.to.kɥi.zœʁ/
"Elle a préparé les haricots dans l'autocuiseur."
Schnellkochtopf
Transliteration: /ˈʃnɛlˌkɔx.tɔpf/
"Der Schnellkochtopf spart viel Zeit beim Kochen."
pentola a pressione
Transliteration: /ˈpɛn.to.la a presˈsjo.ne/
"La pentola a pressione è molto utile in cucina."
olla a presión
Transliteration: /ˈo.ʝa a pɾeˈsjon/
"Cocinó las lentejas en la olla a presión."
panela de pressão
Transliteration: /pɐˈnɛ.lɐ dʒi pɾeˈsɐ̃w/
"A carne ficou macia graças à panela de pressão."
प्रेशर कुकर
Transliteration: preshar kukar
"उसने प्रेशर कुकर में दाल बनाई।"
高压锅
Transliteration: gāoyāguō
"用高压锅煮粥非常快。"
압력밥솥
Transliteration: amnyeok bapsot
"압력밥솥으로 밥을 지으면 더 맛있습니다."
圧力鍋
Transliteration: atsuryokunabe
"圧力鍋を使うと調理時間が短くなります。"
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