vitro

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitrum, Italian vetro and French verre.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -itro
  • Hyphenation: vi‧tro

Noun

vitro (accusative singular vitron, plural vitroj, accusative plural vitrojn)

  1. (uncountable) glass (substance)
  2. (countable) flat pane of glass, a plate or sheet of glass

Derived terms

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto vitroFrench verreItalian vetroSpanish vidrio, from Latin vitrum (glass).

Pronunciation

Noun

vitro (plural vitri)

  1. glass

Derived terms

Interlingua

Noun

vitro (plural vitros)

  1. glass (drinking vessel)
  2. glass (substance)

Derived terms

Latin

Noun

vitrō n

  1. dative/ablative singular of vitrum

See also

Spanish

A vitroceramic cooktop

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbitɾo/
  • Rhymes: -itɾo
  • Syllabification: vi‧tro

Noun

vitro f (plural vitros)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of vitrocerámica, ceramic stove, ceramic cooker, (US, CA) ceramic cooktop, (US, CA) ceramic stovetop, (UK, AU, NZ) ceramic hob; (UK, AU, NZ) smooth top stove; vitroceramic stove, vitroceramic cooker, (US, CA) vitroceramic cooktop, (US, CA) vitroceramic stovetop, (UK, AU, NZ) vitroceramic hob
    • 2022 February 15, Juan Montagu, “Arroz al horno, más típico en Valencia que la paella”, in Alimente - El Confidencial:
      Lo ideal es hacer el arroz en una cazuela de barro, pero también se puede hacer en una paella u otro tipo de cazuela que se pueda meter al horno y que sirva para el tipo de cocina que tengamos (vitro, gas o inducción…, ¡como si la tienes de leña!)
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    • 2010 October 20, Mikel López Iturriaga, “¿INDUCCIÓN, VITROCERÁMICA O GAS?”, in El Comidista - El País:
      Creo que en el futuro las vitro normales desaparecerán y el gas se pondrá poquísimo
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    • 2021 October 17, “Cocina de gas, vitro o inducción: con cuál de ellas sale más caro cocinar y en qué se diferencian”, in As:
      Una de las ventajas de la cocina de inducción con respecto a la vitro, es su mayor rapidez para calentar y, según informa 'Bankinter', su consumo supone un 20% menos de electricidad.
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