sartén

sartén m (plural sartenes)

1. saucepan

   Synonyms: cazu, palía

Inherited from Late Latin sartāginem (“frying pan”). Compare Portuguese sertã and English sear.

• IPA^(key): /saɾˈten/ [saɾˈt̪ẽn]

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• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: sar‧tén

sartén f (plural sartenes)

1. frying pan

   Synonyms: paila, (New Mexico) puela

• Although deemed feminine by the RAE, sartén is used with both a masculine and feminine article in most Spanish-speaking regions, including Southern Spain and the Americas.

• “sartén”, 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