หม้อหุงข้าว

Explanation

The word is formed from หม้อ “pot” and หุงข้าว “to cook rice,” so its literal image is a pot for cooking rice. In everyday modern Thai, หม้อหุงข้าว normally refers to an electric rice cooker. The fuller term หม้อหุงข้าวไฟฟ้า explicitly specifies that it is electric. The classifier ใบ is commonly used because the item is viewed as a pot or container. เครื่อง may also be used when it is treated as an electrical appliance.

Usage

It is commonly used when talking about cooking rice, kitchen equipment, and household appliances. You will hear it in conversations about buying or using a rice cooker, appliance problems, product features, and cooked rice, as well as in appliance-store descriptions.

Caution

หม้อข้าว has a broader meaning, such as a pot used for rice or one containing rice. Use หม้อหุงข้าว when you specifically mean a rice cooker.

1 rice cooker synonyms

• หม้อข้าว

  หม้อข้าว can broadly refer to a pot used for rice or a pot containing cooked rice. หม้อหุงข้าว more specifically names a device made for cooking rice and usually means an electric rice cooker today.