frigorifero

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fri.ɡoˈri.fe.ro/

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• Rhymes: -ifero
• Hyphenation: fri‧go‧rì‧fe‧ro

Adjective

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

1. (relational) refrigerator; refrigerating, freezing

Derived terms

• cella frigorifera

Noun

frigorifero m (plural frigoriferi)

1. refrigerator, fridge

   Synonyms: frigo, (obsolete) frigidario, (obsolete) ghiacciaia

Related terms

• frigido
• frigo
• frigobar
• frigoconservazione
• frigorista
• refrigerare

See also

• congelatore (“freezer”)