cooktop

noun

cook·​top ˈku̇k-ˌtäp How to pronounce cooktop (audio)
1
: the flat top of a range
2
: a built-in cabinet-top cooking apparatus containing usually four heating units

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However, just like the other appliances and cooktops in your kitchen, your air fryer also needs to be cleaned regularly. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 Its Residential Kitchen Equipment Group segment offers kitchen equipment comprising cookers, stoves, cooktops, microwaves, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, under-counter refrigeration, wine cellars, ice machines, beer dispensers, mixers, rotisseries, and ventilation and outdoor cooking equipment. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 This isn’t a full play kitchen but rather a play cooker with an oven and a cooktop. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025 The ammonia may also cause streaking or damage your cooktop over time. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cooktop

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of cooktop was in 1941

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“Cooktop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooktop. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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