primus stove
noun
Simple meaning
A portable paraffin cooking stove.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
prymuhsstohvSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɹaɪməssˈtoʊv
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
A type of portable stove that uses pressurized kerosene as fuel, used by campers and the like.
Any portable stove marketed under the Primus trademark that may use also other fuels, particularly butane or propane gas ("camping gas").
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
Used this way, primus stove is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
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