Wasserkocher

kettle

noun VAS-ser-kokh-er Less Common

Also means

electric kettle

Usage Note

Wasserkocher joins Wasser (water) and Kocher (cooker, boiler), from kochen. It denotes the electric kettle; a stovetop whistling one is a Teekessel. The masculine plural is unchanged.

Examples

"Stell schnell den Wasserkocher an."

Natural Translation

Quickly switch on the kettle.

Literal Translation

Put quickly the kettle on.

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