pentola — meaning in English

English meaning

• kettle noun A container with a spout used for boiling water.
• pot noun A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.
• saucepan noun A deep cooking pot with a long handle, used on a stovetop for boiling or simmering food.

Senses

pentola is used for these senses in English:

• cooking pot (cookware) any vessel (such as a saucepan), with or without a lid, used to cook food
• kettle (cookware) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
• pot A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffeepot or teapot.
• potful as much as a pot will hold
• saucepan (countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

kettle — full definition

1. noun A container with a spout used for boiling water.
2. verb Of police: to confine a crowd of protesters or demonstrators within a tight cordon.

pot — full definition

1. noun A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.
2. noun (slang) Marijuana.
3. verb To plant something in a pot.
4. verb (billiards/snooker) To hit a ball into a pocket.

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