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padella

frying pan

noun pah-DEL-lah Rare
Home & Lifestyle Utensils

Origin: Latin patella (small pan), diminutive of patina

Also means

bedpan

Usage Note

Padella is the standard word for a frying pan; the Italian proverb 'cadere dalla padella nella brace' ('to fall from the frying pan into the fire') uses both padella and brace (embers). In a medical context padella also means bedpan. The plural is regular: padelle.

Examples

"Ho messo l'olio nella padella."

Natural Translation

I put the oil in the frying pan.

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