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padella

padella noun: an Italian-style skillet, or small frying pan.

Noun

padella (plural padellas)

  1. An Italian-style skillet, or small frying pan.
  2. (often) A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, formerly used for public illumination.
    • Two porticos shut off the centre, and between the two porticos was a winter garden, magnificently illuminated by concealed padellas.1910 (translated), Memoirs of Countess Golovina
    • The padella lamps , which were coloured red , white , and blue , were hung upon the trees and bushes at the sides of the walks , and were also placed in groups along the edge of the lake1875, Newcastle Council Reports

Forms of padella

pluralpadellas

Questions about padella

What does padella mean?
Padella means an Italian-style skillet, or small frying pan.
What part of speech is padella?
Padella is a noun.
What is the plural of padella?
The plural of padella is padellas.

Words near padella in the dictionary

  1. padek
  2. padel
  3. padel tennis
  4. padelista
  5. padelistas
  6. padella
  7. padellas
  8. padelwear
  9. pademelon
  10. pademelons
  11. Paden

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