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microwave

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The meaning (definition) of the word microwave

a small oven that heats food very quickly

The word microwave used in a sentence

Mom heated up leftover pizza in the microwave for lunch.

Words that mean the same as microwave (synonyms)

oven

The plural of the word microwave

microwaves

How the word microwave is said around the world

Frenchmicro-ondes (meekrohawnd)
Spanishmicroonda (meekrohndah)
Mandarin微波 (wēi bō)
Hindiमाइक्रोवेव (mykrohvayv)
Arabicالميكروويف (ahlmeekrooweef)
Russianмикроволновая печь (mikrovolnovaia pech')
Portuguese (EU)micro-ondas (meekruuohngduhsh)
Portuguese (BR)micro-ondas (meekruuohngdas)
Japanese電子レンジ (denshirenji)
GermanMikrowelle (meekrohveluh)
Urduمائکروویو (mykrvvayoh)
Punjabiਮਾਈਕ੍ਰੋਵੇਵ (mykrohvayv)
Korean마이크로파 (maikeuropa)
Hebrewמִיקרוֹגַל (meeykrohgahl)
Greekφούρνος μικροκυμάτων (phournos mikrokumaton)
Dutchmagnetron (mahghnetrawn)
Tagalogmicrowave (meechrohahvuh)
Vietnameselò vi sóng (law vee sawurng)
Turkishmikrodalga (mikrohdahlgah)
Persianمایکروویو (mahykrohvayv)
Polishmikrofalowy (meekrawfahlawvi)
Ukrainianмікрохвильова піч (mikrokhvylova pich)
Bengaliমাইক্রোওয়েভ (mykrohb)
Swedishmikrovågsugn (mikroovohgsungn)
Italianmicroonde (meekrohnday)

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