Kochtopf

cooking pot

noun KOKH-topf Less Common

Also means

saucepan

Usage Note

Kochtopf joins kochen (to cook) and Topf (pot). The masculine plural takes an umlaut: Kochtöpfe. The lid for it is the Deckel.

Examples

"Im großen Kochtopf brodelt das Nudelwasser."

Natural Translation

The pasta water is bubbling in the big cooking pot.

Literal Translation

In-the big cooking-pot bubbles the noodle-water.

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