frigorifero

Italian

Etymology

Word build upon the model of the French calorifère (“heater, radiator”), as an adaptation made using the Latin genitive of frigus (“cold”) + -fer (“-bearing, -carrying, -bringing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /friɡoˈrifero/
  • Hyphenation: fri‧go‧rì‧fe‧ro
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Adjective

frigorifero (feminine singular frigorifera, masculine plural frigoriferi, feminine plural frigorifere)

  1. refrigerating, refrigerator (attribute), freezing

Derived terms
  • cella frigorifera

Noun

frigorifero m (plural frigoriferi)

  1. refrigerator, fridge
    Synonyms: frigo, frigidario (obsolete), ghiacciaia (obsolete)

See also
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