Pfanne

Pfanne
Meaning

  1. (feminine) frying pan
  2. (abbreviation,alt-of,feminine) short for compounds having -pfanne as their last component
  3. (feminine) in technical contexts often a metaphor for various implements termed in English mostly socket, as well as in anatomical terminology.

Concepts

pan

frying pan

skillet

frying-pan

tile

frypan

roof tile

pot

saucepan

griddle

kettle

fry-pan

fry pan

cooking pot

Frequency

C2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpfanə/
Etymology

From Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ, from Late Latin panna, from Latin patina (“bowl, platter”). Doublet of Patina.

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