aga
aga — noun
- agasingular
- agasplural
1. A large, heavy cooker made of iron that is kept hot all the time, used especiall
A large, heavy cooker made of iron that is kept hot all the time, used especially in country homes for cooking meals, drying clothes, and warming the kitchen.
The farmhouse kitchen stayed warm through the winter with the Aga burning day and night.
Theo's parents winced at the Aga's price tag, but the same cooker still warmed their farmhouse kitchen forty winters later.
contrast: high purchase cost vs very long lifespan
Rosa draped her son's wet raincoat over the Aga rail to dry before school.
Their stone cottage had a cream-coloured Aga that made the whole kitchen feel like home.
You can leave a stew in the Aga all afternoon and it will not burn.
- range cooker
a general term for a large multi-function stove; an Aga is one well-known brand
- cast-iron stove
describes the material and type; not all cast-iron stoves stay on all day like an Aga
用法筆記
Refers to a specific British brand of range cooker. The name is sometimes used loosely for any similar cast-iron stove that stays hot continuously. American English speakers may not be familiar with the term.