teakettle
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teakettle
- /ˈtiˌkɛtəl/ US
Where it comes from
From tea + kettle.
noun teakettles · tea kettle · tea-kettle
- A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages. Phœbe and the fire that boiled the teakettle were equally bright, cheerful, and efficient, in their respective offices.
verb teakettles · teakettling · teakettled · tea kettle · tea-kettle
- To make a shrill sound like a boiling teakettle. The Carolina wrens love it too, and they were teakettling away around me.
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noun a vessel for boiling water for tea
| Español | tetera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주전자 jujeonja |
| 日本語 | 薬缶 yakan, 湯わかし yuwakashi |
| 中文 | 水壺 /水壶 shuǐhú, 壺 /壶 hú |
| हिन्दी | केतली ketlī |
| Português | chaleira |
| Français | bouilloire, bouilloire à thé |
| Deutsch | Kessel, Teekessel |
| Italiano | teiera, bollitore |
| Ελληνικά | βραστήρας vrastíras |
| Română | ceainic, ibric |
| Русский | ча́йник čájnik |
| Tiếng Việt | ấm đun nước |
| العربية | غَلَّايَة ḡallāya |
| עברית | קוּמְקוּם kumkum |
Talk about this word "teakettle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teakettle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. teakettle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teakettle "teakettle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teakettle.
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@misc{teakettle_2026,
title = {teakettle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teakettle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
