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kitchenware

American  
[kich-uhn-wair] / ˈkɪtʃ ənˌwɛər /

noun

kitchenwares plural
  1. cooking equipment or utensils.


kitchenware British  
/ ˈkɪtʃɪnˌwɛə /

noun

  1. pots and pans, knives, forks, spoons, and other utensils used in the kitchen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of kitchenware

First recorded in 1925–30; kitchen + ware 1

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Yesterday, your sister’s birthday gift came from a Shopify store run by a kitchenware designer in Sacramento, California.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Green outfitted the apartments with Ikea furniture, a snake plant and Martha Stewart kitchenware.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Vinyl records, classic books, nostalgic toys, funky mugs, serving dishes and high-end kitchenware are all popular gifts sold at Goodwill stores, Crawley said.

From MarketWatch Nov. 19, 2025

Famous for fast fashion, the brand has branched out into selling a wide range of other products from toys and games to kitchenware.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2025

Mama picked up the kitchenware and some silver she had stored with neighbors in Boyle Heights.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Youn sells mostly kitchenwares and other novelties, including ceramic teapots made in Korea and bird boxes handcrafted in France.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

In the town of Dulkadiroglu, in the hard-hit province of Kahramanmaras, six workers who had returned to their metal workshop to retrieve kitchenwares were still inside when the quake hit, according to Haberturk.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2023

Mickey Mouse paraphernalia will be sold in a temporary Disney Store on the ground floor and the mouse’s famous silhouette and gloves will be scattered throughout the floors of toys, books and kitchenwares.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2017

"Melbourne is one of the great food cities of the world," says Donna Hay, who, with her eponymous empire of magazines, cookbooks and kitchenwares, is the antipodean Martha Stewart.

From Time Magazine Archive

She’d seen this place before: dirty windows and flaking green door flanked by a candle-maker’s workshop on one side and a kitchenwares stall on the other.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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