marmita

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French marmite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [mərˈmi.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [maɾˈmi.ta] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [marˈmi.ta] === Noun === marmita f (plural marmites) a large metal cooking pot ==== Hypernyms ==== olla === Further reading === “marmita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -itɐ Hyphenation: mar‧mi‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French marmite (“pot”). ==== Noun ==== marmita f (plural marmitas) lunchbox (by extension) a meal transported inside a lunchbox; packed lunch Synonyms: marmitex, merenda, quentinha (geology) giant's kettle (Brazil, informal) clipping of marmita de casal (Brazil, informal) belly (informal) prostitute ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== marmita f (plural marmitas) diminutive of marma === References === “marmita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “marmita”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “marmita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “marmita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French marmite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maɾˈmita/ [maɾˈmi.t̪a] Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: mar‧mi‧ta === Noun === marmita f (plural marmitas) steam kettle, jacketed kettle pressure cooker Synonyms: olla a presión, olla de presión soup kettle, cauldron (geology) giant's kettle ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “marmita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025