freezer

== English == === Etymology === From freeze +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːzə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹizɚ/ Rhymes: -iːzə(ɹ) === Noun === freezer (plural freezers) An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit). Hyponyms: chest freezer, deep freeze, deep freezer, deep-freezer (stand-alone appliance); cooler (room), walk-in (room) Coordinate terms: fridge, refrigerator; icebox The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit). Hypernym: compartment Holonyms: fridge, fridge-freezer, refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer (neuroscience, Parkinson's disease) A Parkinson's disease patient that experiences freezing of gait (FOG) episodes. (computing) A hardware device that can freeze the state of the system to allow it to be inspected, saved or modified. Early Home Computers (page 231) […] "freezer" cartridges (such as the Action Replay), as a convenient way to take control […] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Macanese: friza ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English freezer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁi.zœʁ/ Homophone: friseur === Noun === freezer m (plural freezers) freezer compartment === Further reading === “freezer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === referez, référez == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English freezer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === freezer m (invariable) freezer Synonyms: congelatore, surgelatore == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English freezer. === Noun === freezer m (plural freezers) alternative spelling of frízer === Further reading === “freezer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “freezer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026