See also: Frigidaire

English

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Etymology

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From Frigidaire, proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators, from Latin frīgidārium.[1][2] Doublet of frigidarium.

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Noun

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frigidaire (plural frigidaires)

  1. (now historical) Trademark for a refrigerator.
    • 1939, W. H. Auden, The Unknown Citizen:
      He [...] had everything necessary to the Modern Man, / A phonograph, a radio, a car and a frigidaire.
    • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
      “Have you seen Kipper?” I wouldn't say she snorted, but she certainly sniffed. “Bertie,” she said in a voice straight from the frigidaire, “will you do me a favour?” “Of course. What?” “Don't mention that rat's name in my presence,” she said, and pushed off, the eyelids still weary.
    • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 659:
      Carpets were spread, divans appeared, as also the latest creation from Italy, a portable frigidaire which held countless bowls of sorbet and iced lemon tea.

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  1. ^ Frigidaire, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fridge (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

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Etymology

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Proprietary name, apparently originally based on Latin frīgidārium. Doublet of frigidarium.

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  • IPA(key): /fʁi.ʒi.dɛʁ/
  • Audio (France):(file)

Noun

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frigidaire m (plural frigidaires)

  1. Synonym of réfrigérateur (refrigerator)
    Hypernym: nom déposé
  2. (figuratively) freezer (very cold place)
    Antonym: four
    Synonyms: frigo, glacière
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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French frigidaire, from a genericized trademark based on Latin frīgidārium, derived from frīgidus (cold, cool). Doublet of frigidario.

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frigidaire m (invariable)

  1. (obsolete) refrigerator
    Synonym: frigorifero

Further reading

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  • frigidaire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either a proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators or a borrowing from French frigidaire (refrigerator).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾi.ʒiˈdɛɾ/ [fɾi.ʒiˈðɛɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾi.ʒiˈdɛ.ɾi/ [fɾi.ʒiˈðɛ.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: fri‧gi‧daire

Noun

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frigidaire f (plural frigidaires)

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) refrigerator
    Synonyms: (Brazil) geladeira, (Portugal) frigorífico