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Oct 20, 2004, 2:01 PM

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Kitchen elements terminology

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Wow! I just realized there's a whole bunch of kitchen words I don't know because when I was living in Spain as a young girl we simply did not have some of these things, so I never learned the vocabulary. Oddly, when I ask Mexicans the terms for the things I am pointing out, they also are at a loss. So, how do we say:

kitchen cabinets
kitchen countertop

I didn't have these things as a girl, and I don't know these words either in peninsular Spanish or Mexican Spanish.

hermano

Oct 20, 2004, 7:40 PM

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¡Hola!

También yo crecí en España hace muchísimos años--a Madrid.

La palabra ´tablero´ es la que uso yo para decir ´kitchen counter´ y ´armario´ o ´armario para los platos´ por ´kitchen cabinet´.

Saludos.

Hermanito

Rolly

Oct 20, 2004, 7:56 PM

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When I was making my menaje, my Mexican friends gave me cabinete de la cocina for kitchen cabinet.

Rolly Pirate

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Oct 20, 2004, 8:14 PM

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Yo tambien vivia en Madrid - en Chamberi. Y estas son las palabras que uso ... y a veces nadie las comprende. (Y cuando digo "nevera" se rien.)

BrentB

Oct 21, 2004, 4:39 PM

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Nevera, and cabinete also in Central, and South America! I have also heard, in addition to "refri", hielera, in Mexico, though the later is more often used for the portable coolers we lug out to the campo.

bdlngton

Oct 23, 2004, 1:09 PM

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For cabinets I would say "gabinetes" but my Spanish is much more Colombian than Mexican now, having lived in Colombia and having been married to a Colombian for 13 years. As for a kitchen counter, the word I have heard is "mesón" but my ex-husband didn't know the word either and we just always referred to it as "el counter." Funny that a native speaker wouldn't know the word for "counter" but many homes in Colombia were not built with built-in counters and cabinets, so they just brought in tables to use like counters.
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Susy

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Oct 23, 2004, 3:29 PM

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That's the problem I'm having too. I lived in Colombia, as well as Spain. I'm still at a loss. The maid calls it the "pretil." But when I use that word with the fellow who is doing work for me he gives me a blank stare. I put my hand on the counter and tell him, "esta parte, aqui." Nada. Nothing. Zip. I think I'll have to go to a kitchen store somewhere and see what they call it.

quevedo

Oct 24, 2004, 7:15 AM

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Re: [Georgia] Las cosas de la cocina (de acuerdo a mi esposa)

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Pretil y gabinetes. No dudó ella ni un instante para responder, cuando físicamente le señalé ambas cosas en nuestra cocina.

Un saludo gastronómico,

Quevedo

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Oct 24, 2004, 7:40 AM

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Entonces, pretil y gabinetes. En general, Julia, la muchacha que me ayuda en la casa, siempre tiene razon. Gracias, Quevedo.

rodney

Oct 24, 2004, 12:48 PM

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A few kitchen cabinet terms:

wall cabinet = alacena

base cabinet = gabinete base o gabinete de piso

drawer bank = cajonera

pantry = dispensa

Corner cabinet = esquinero

countertop = cubierta (term used within the kitchen industry)

quevedo

Oct 24, 2004, 7:54 PM

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Re: [rodney] Despensa, no dispensa (único comentario)

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rodney

Oct 24, 2004, 8:22 PM

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¡ups! ¿me dispensas?

quevedo

Oct 25, 2004, 12:40 PM

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Re: [rodney] ¡Ja, ja, ja! ¡Por supuesto (no más comentario)!

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BrentB

Oct 25, 2004, 5:33 PM

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What is drawer? Some places say gabtea,some, cajón.

rodney

Oct 26, 2004, 4:44 AM

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Cajón

quevedo

Oct 27, 2004, 8:01 PM

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Re: [BrentB] Gaveta (no más mensaje)

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BrentB

Oct 29, 2004, 6:30 PM

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Re: [quevedo] Gaveta (no más mensaje)

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Gracías, un error de dedo mas un error de ortografía= gabtea. En centro ámerica. dicen gaveta en lugar de cajón.
¿Hay otros lugares que usen gaveta?

Brent

quevedo

Oct 30, 2004, 6:06 PM

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Re: [BrentB] Gaveta (no más mensaje)

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Por lo que sé, en España y en Cuba. De seguro en otros lugares también. ¿Alguien quisiera comentar?

Saludos cordiales,

Quevedo