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How to Say "oven" in Spanish

The Spanish word forovenis hornoA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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horno

nounA1
kitchen appliance
A clean, modern kitchen oven appliance with a closed glass door, integrated below a countertop.

Examples

Puse el pastel en el horno hace diez minutos.

I put the cake in the oven ten minutes ago.

Hay que precalentar el horno a 200 grados.

We have to preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

Masculine Noun

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

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.

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