What does cafetera in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cafetera in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cafetera in Spanish.

The word cafetera in Spanish means coffee maker, rattletrap, heap, coffee-growing, fond of coffee, coffee picker, coffee lover, Colombian, cafetero, electric coffee maker, coffee-growing region. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cafetera

coffee maker

nombre femenino (máquina para café) (appliance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo primero que hace en la mañana es prender la cafetera.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I just bought a new coffee pot that promises to keep my brew fresh and hot for six hours.

rattletrap, heap

nombre femenino (coloquial, figurado (vehículo viejo) (US: informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El autobús escolar era una cafetera, necesitaban comprar uno nuevo.
The school bus was a banger (or: old banger); they needed to buy a new one.

coffee-growing

adjetivo (relativo al café)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La sequía afectó al sector cafetero. Durante la cata pudimos probar cafés de alta gama provenientes de varios países cafeteros.
The drought affected the coffee-growing sector. During the tasting we sampled high-quality coffee from many different coffee-growing countries.

fond of coffee

adjetivo (aficionado al café)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Marcos es tan cafetero que se toma doce tazas de café diarias. Prefiero que me sirvas un té helado; yo no soy cafetera.
Marcos is so fond of coffee he has two cups a day. I prefer you serve me iced tea, I am not fond of coffee.

coffee picker

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (cosechador de café)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En esta región del país, la mayoría de los cafeteros son inmigrantes. Muchas jefas de hogar trabajan medio tiempo como cafeteras.
In this region of the country, the majority of the coffee pickers are immigrants. A majority of housewives work part-time as coffee pickers.

coffee lover

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona aficionada al café)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La feria del café atrajo a cafeteros de todo el país.
The coffee fair attracted coffee lovers from all over the country.

Colombian

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial (persona de Colombia)

Las cafeteras se llevaron la medalla de oro por segundo año consecutivo.
The Colombians won the gold medal for the second year running.

cafetero

adjetivo (coloquial (de Colombia) (slang, Colombian)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El entrenador cafetero llegará mañana al país. Nuestros legionarios se enfrentarán a la selección cafetera.
The Colombian trainer will arrive in the country tomorrow.

electric coffee maker

nombre femenino (aparato para hacer café)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encanta el expreso que hace mi nueva cafetera eléctrica.

coffee-growing region

locución nominal femenina (región dedicada al café)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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