Spanish word

fogón

Pronunciation

IPA/foˈɣon/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstove

Example

Apaga el fogón, por favor.

Turn off the stove, please.

Illustration for fogón (stove)

More examples

Limpia el fogón después de usarlo.

Clean the stove after using it.

Core concept

A single cooking burner or small hearth that supports a pot.

Common phrases

  • encender el fogón

    light the stove

  • apagar el fogón

    turn off the stove

  • cocinar en el fogón

    cook on the stove

Similar words

cocina: Room equipped for cooking and food preparation.
estufa: Appliance that generates heat from fuel or electricity to warm a room or objects.
quemador: Part that burns gas or another fuel to produce a flame for heating or cooking.
hornillo: Small portable tabletop burner for simple cooking or heating.

Definition in Spanish

Aparato o parte de la cocina que produce fuego o calor para cocinar; puede referirse tanto a un quemador individual como al hogar donde se coloca la olla.

Word origin

Derives from Latin focus 'hearth, fire' via medieval Spanish and originally meant the household hearth before being applied to burners and small stoves.

Usage tips

  • Often used to name one burner or the visible flame, so speakers frequently mean that specific source of heat rather than an entire appliance.

Other meanings

  • hearthnoun
  • furnacenoun

Word lists with this word