Spanish word

triturador

Pronunciation

IPA/tɾituɾaˈðoɾ/

Meaning

  • masculine noungarbage disposal

Example

¿Instalaste el triturador en la cocina?

Did you install the garbage disposal in the kitchen?

Illustration for triturador (garbage disposal)

More examples

Tengo que vaciar el triturador después de cocinar.

I have to empty the garbage disposal after I cook.

Core concept

Motorized sink unit that shreds kitchen food waste.

Common phrases

  • ruido del triturador

    noise from the garbage disposal

  • reparar el triturador

    fix the garbage disposal

  • vaciar el triturador

    empty the garbage disposal

Similar words

trituradora: Rotary machine that grinds or cuts objects into fine particles.
fregadero: Kitchen sink basin and fixture for washing dishes and preparing food.
basurero: Container or bin for temporarily holding household garbage.

Definition in Spanish

Máquina doméstica que tritura los residuos alimentarios de la cocina y los envía al sistema de desagüe.

Word origin

From Spanish triturar 'to crush or grind' plus the agent suffix -dor, with triturar ultimately from Latin triturare meaning 'to rub or grind'.

Usage tips

  • Both triturador and trituradora are used for the same appliance, so repeating the word or asking which form was meant reduces misunderstanding.

Other meanings

  • grindernoun

Related words

  • trituradogroundadjective
  • triturargrindverb

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