鍋(なべ)つかみ

A compound of 鍋(なべ) (pot) and つかみ (grabbing, from 掴(つか)む). Refers to the protective pad or glove used to handle hot cookware.

Common collocations

• 鍋(なべ)つかみを使(つか)う: to use a pot holder
• 鍋(なべ)つかみで持(も)つ: to hold with a pot holder
• 手作(てづく)りの鍋(なべ)つかみ: handmade pot holder

Related words

• ミトン: oven mitt (loanword from English "mitten")
• 鍋敷(なべし)き: trivet, pot stand — placed under hot pots on a table, not used for holding