marmita

Borrowed from French marmite.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mərˈmi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maɾˈmi.ta]

marmita f (plural marmites)

1. a large metal cooking pot

• olla

• “marmita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• Rhymes: -itɐ
• Hyphenation: mar‧mi‧ta

Borrowed from French marmite (“pot”).

marmita f (plural marmitas)

1. lunchbox
2. (by extension) a meal transported inside a lunchbox; packed lunch

   Synonyms: marmitex, merenda, quentinha

   Eu fiz uma marmita para levar para o trabalho

   I made a meal to bring to work.

3. (geology) giant's kettle
4. (Brazil, informal) clipping of marmita de casal
5. (Brazil, informal) belly
6. (informal) prostitute

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

marmita f (plural marmitas)

1. diminutive of marma

• “marmita”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “marmita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “marmita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French marmite.

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈmita/ [maɾˈmi.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mar‧mi‧ta

marmita f (plural marmitas)

1. steam kettle, jacketed kettle
2. pressure cooker

   Synonyms: olla a presión, olla de presión

3. soup kettle, cauldron
4. (geology) giant's kettle

• “marmita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024