hotplate

• Electrodoméstico portátil o placa de cocina con superficies calefactoras, utilizada para calentar o cocinar alimentos, a menudo con uno o más fogones.

A portable electric appliance used for heating, cooking, or keeping food warm.

1. Portable cooking deviceB1formal

   A small, portable electric appliance with a flat surface used for heating or cooking food, or for keeping food warm.

   placa eléctrica portátil

   • She used a hotplate to boil water for tea in her dorm room.
   • The caterer brought a hotplate to keep the soup warm during the event.
   • He cooked a simple meal on the hotplate in his office kitchen.

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