What does horno in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word horno in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use horno in Spanish.

The word horno in Spanish means oven, oven, blast furnace, baked rice, baking sheet, crematory, wood-fired oven, electric oven, not be a good moment, not be the right time, be bad timing, turn on the oven, turn the oven on, freshly baked, hot off the press, have a bun in the oven. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word horno

oven

nombre masculino (recipiente para asar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pon el asado en el horno.
Put the roast in the oven.

oven

nombre masculino (figurado (sitio caliente) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta casa es un horno, pon el aire acondicionado.
This house is an oven! Put on the air conditioning.

blast furnace

nombre masculino (fundición de hierro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mineral de hierro suele fundirse en altos hornos para extraer lingotes de hierro.

baked rice

(plato de cocina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi amigo español me enseñó a preparar un delicioso arroz al horno.
My Spanish friend showed me how to make a delicious baked rice.

baking sheet

(plato para asar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crematory

nombre masculino (para incineración)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los servicios funerarios disponen de un horno crematorio.

wood-fired oven

(uso al aire libre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nicolás hace pizzas en horno de leña.
Nicholas makes pizzas in a wood-fired oven.

electric oven

(electrodoméstico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cociné la tarta en el horno eléctrico.
I baked the tart in an electric oven.

not be a good moment, not be the right time, be bad timing

locución verbal (coloquial (no ser el mejor momento)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No me molestes porque no está el horno para bollos.

turn on the oven, turn the oven on

(poner en funcionamiento)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

freshly baked

locución adjetiva (pan, comida)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El pan recién salido del horno huele delicioso.

hot off the press

locución adjetiva (coloquial (terminado recientemente)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El escritor habló sobre su libro recién salido del horno.

have a bun in the oven

(figurado, vulgar (estar embarazada) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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