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How do you say "stove" in Mexican Spanish?
la estufa
In Mexican Spanish, "stove" is la estufa.
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Pronunciation
Es-TOO-fah, with stress on the second syllable.
Grammar notes
Feminine noun. Plural: estufas. A regular noun. In Spain, estufa often means heater, but in Latin America it means stove.
Example sentence
Enciendo la estufa para preparar la comida.
I turn on the stove to prepare the meal.
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How to remember la estufa
Estufa is where you make things hot. In Mexico, this word is preferred over horno for cooking stove.
Related words
- book cover la portada de libro
- candle la vela
- dish towel el trapo de cocina
- fork el tenedor
- heater el calentador
- leather bag el bolso de piel
- mirror el espejo
- soap el jabón
- faucet el grifo
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Questions about la estufa
How do you say "stove" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "stove" is la estufa. It is a noun.
Is la estufa masculine or feminine?
Feminine noun. Plural: estufas. A regular noun. In Spain, estufa often means heater, but in Latin America it means stove.
How is la estufa used in a sentence?
Use la estufa as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Enciendo la estufa para preparar la comida. (I turn on the stove to prepare the meal.).
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