Meaning
burner; stove
- gas or electric burner used for cooking
- small cooking stove or hotplate
In a sentence
Ho lasciato acceso il fornello.
I left the burner on.
Puoi spegnere il fornello, per favore?
Can you turn off the burner, please?
Questo fornello non funziona bene.
This burner does not work well.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fornello | masculine · singular |
| fornelli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often means one burner on a cooker: accendere il fornello.
- Fornelli in the plural can mean the stove area in general.
- Do not confuse with forno: oven.