cooktop
/ˈkʊktɒp/noun
उच्चारण कुक्टॉप
कुकटॉप, रसोई के काउंटर में लगी चूल्हे वाली सपाट सतह
Core word
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[C] North American English
a flat surface with gas burners or electric rings, built into a kitchen counter, for cooking food
कुकटॉप, रसोई के काउंटर में लगी चूल्हे वाली सपाट सतह
- The new kitchen has a gas cooktop with four burners.
- Radhika wiped the cooktop after dinner.
- An induction cooktop heats pans quickly.
+ 3 more examples
- Most flats in the new building come with a built-in electric cooktop.
- Keep the cooktop clean to stop food from burning onto the surface.
- Please do not leave pans unattended on the cooktop.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
cooktop (AmE) = hob (BrE)
A cooktop is a flat surface with burners fixed into a counter. British English calls this a hob.
Cooktop रसोई के काउंटर में लगी बर्नर वाली सपाट सतह है। British English इसे hob कहता है।
- They installed a glass cooktop in the new kitchen.
- A gas cooktop heats faster than an induction one.
cooktop types
Types are named by fuel: gas, electric, induction. Induction cooktops need special pans.
प्रकार ईंधन से नामित होते हैं: gas, electric, induction। Induction cooktop के लिए विशेष बर्तन चाहिए।
- An induction cooktop works only with magnetic cookware.
on the cooktop
Things are cooked on the cooktop, not in it. The preposition is 'on'.
चीज़ें cooktop 'पर' पकाई जाती हैं, 'में' नहीं। Preposition 'on' है।
- Put the kettle on the cooktop.
cooktop vs cooker vs stove
A cooktop is only the top surface; a cooker or range includes the oven too.
Cooktop केवल ऊपरी सतह है; cooker या range में ओवन भी शामिल होता है।
- The kitchen has a cooktop above a separate oven.
cooktop + with + feature
Features are added with 'with': a cooktop with four burners, a cooktop with auto-ignition.
विशेषताएँ 'with' से जोड़ी जाती हैं: a cooktop with four burners, a cooktop with auto-ignition।
- She bought a cooktop with auto-ignition.
cooktop safety
A cooktop stays hot after switching off. Use the words 'residual heat' and 'hot surface' in warning notices.
बंद करने के बाद भी cooktop गरम रहता है। चेतावनी सूचनाओं में 'residual heat' और 'hot surface' शब्दों का प्रयोग होता है।
- Do not touch the cooktop; the surface is still hot.
+Collocations 5
type + cooktop
gaselectricinductionglassceramic
- A ceramic cooktop is easy to wipe clean.
verb + cooktop
cleaninstallturn onwipescratch
- Wipe the cooktop after each use.
adjective + cooktop
four-burnerbuilt-inportablehotstainless
- A four-burner cooktop suits a big family.
cooktop + noun
burnerknobcovercleanersurface
- Use a gentle cooktop cleaner on the glass.
cooktop + part
burnergrateknobigniter
- Clean the grate of the cooktop once a week.
“More examples 7
- Radhika placed the pan on the cooktop and lit the burner.
राधिका ने तवा cooktop पर रखा और बर्नर जलाया।
- The new flat has a built-in cooktop.
नए फ़्लैट में बना-बनाया cooktop है।
- Spilt milk burnt on the hot cooktop.
गरम cooktop पर गिरा दूध जल गया।
- An induction cooktop saves electricity.
Induction cooktop बिजली बचाता है।
- They cleaned the cooktop before the guests arrived.
मेहमानों के आने से पहले उन्होंने cooktop साफ़ किया।
- The salesman showed us a cooktop with a child-safety lock.
विक्रेता ने हमें बच्चों की सुरक्षा के लॉक वाला cooktop दिखाया।
- Radhika chose a gas cooktop because it works during power cuts.
राधिका ने gas cooktop चुना क्योंकि वह बिजली जाने पर भी चलता है।
AaSpelling
cook·top
✓In the exam
Notes
British and American: British English usually says hob, while North American English says cooktop or stovetop.
British and American: British English में प्रायः hob कहते हैं, जबकि North American English में cooktop या stovetop।