French word

pressoir

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁɛswaʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpress

Example

Nous utilisons un pressoir pour faire du jus.

We use a press to make juice.

Illustration for pressoir (press)

More examples

Pour faire du cidre, on utilise souvent un pressoir manuel.

To make cider, people often use a hand-operated juice press.

Core concept

A press that crushes fruit or seeds and collects the liquid released.

Common phrases

  • pressoir à jus

    juice press

  • pressoir manuel

    hand-operated juice press

Similar words

presse-agrumes: A utensil for squeezing juice from lemons, oranges, and other citrus fruits.
presse-citron: A small hand-held tool for squeezing juice from small citrus fruits.
centrifugeuse: An electric machine that extracts juice by rapidly spinning food.

Definition in French

Machine ou instrument employé pour presser des fruits ou des graines et en extraire le liquide, souvent pour le raisin ou les olives.

Word origin

French pressoir is formed from presser, 'to press', with -oir, a suffix used for an instrument or place.

Usage tips

  • The noun is masculine, so the usual form is un pressoir rather than une pressoir.

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