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horno

/OR-no/

oven

A clean, modern kitchen oven appliance with a closed glass door, integrated below a countertop.

An horno is a common kitchen appliance used for baking and roasting food.

horno(noun)

mA1

oven

?

kitchen appliance

Also:

stove (when referring to the baking compartment)

?

Latin America sometimes uses 'estufa' for the whole range, but 'horno' for the baking part.

📝 In Action

Puse el pastel en el horno hace diez minutos.

A1

I put the cake in the oven ten minutes ago.

Hay que precalentar el horno a 200 grados.

A2

We have to preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

  • horno de microondas – microwave oven
  • horno eléctrico – electric oven
  • sacar del horno – to take out of the oven

💡 Grammar Points

Masculine Noun

Remember that 'horno' is always masculine, so you must use 'el' before it: 'el horno'.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Confusing 'Horno' and 'Estufa'

Mistake: "Using 'estufa' when you only mean the oven component."

Correction: In many regions, 'estufa' refers to the whole cooking range (burners and oven), but 'horno' is specifically the baking chamber.

⭐ Usage Tips

Use with the verb 'Hornear'

The verb 'hornear' (to bake) is directly related to 'horno' and is the verb you use for cooking things inside it.

A desolate desert landscape under a blazing yellow sun, with visible heat waves shimmering and distorting the air above the cracked earth.

Figuratively, horno can describe a place that is extremely hot, like this scorching landscape.

horno(noun)

mB1

oven (figurative)

?

describing a very hot place

Also:

scorcher (for weather)

?

describing an extremely hot day

📝 In Action

¡Qué calor hace aquí! Este coche es un horno.

B1

It's so hot in here! This car is an oven.

No salgas, la calle es un horno hoy.

B2

Don't go out, the street is a scorcher today.

Word Connections

Synonyms

⭐ Usage Tips

Expressing Extreme Heat

This is a simple and common way to complain about high temperatures, similar to saying something is 'like an oven' in English.

A large, heavy-duty industrial furnace structure, glowing intensely with orange and yellow light radiating from its central opening.

In an industrial setting, horno refers to a large furnace used for heating materials or manufacturing.

horno(noun)

mB2

furnace

?

industrial heating device

,

kiln

?

for firing pottery or brick

Also:

coke oven

?

industrial setting

📝 In Action

Los ladrillos se cocieron en un gran horno de barro.

B2

The bricks were fired in a large clay kiln.

El alto horno es la parte crucial de la siderurgia.

C1

The blast furnace is the crucial part of steel production.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • caldera (boiler)

Common Collocations

  • alto horno – blast furnace
  • horno crematorio – crematorium oven

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: horno

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'horno' to mean 'a place that is too hot'?

📚 More Resources

Word Family

hornear(to bake) - verb
horneado(baked (past participle/adjective)) - adjective
panadería(bakery) - noun

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I say 'microwave oven'?

The most common term is 'horno de microondas' or simply 'microondas'. Note that 'horno' (oven) refers to the standard, conventional oven used for baking, while 'microondas' is the appliance that heats food quickly using waves.

Is 'horno' masculine or feminine?

'Horno' is a masculine noun, so you always use the article 'el' (el horno) or 'un' (un horno) before it.