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two-handled pot; stock pot
A cooking pot with handles on both sides, lifted with both hands. Typically used for boiling pasta, simmering stews, or making stock, where the pot is too heavy or wide for a single handle.
大きい両手鍋でパスタを茹でた。
I boiled pasta in a big two-handled pot.
カレーを作るなら両手鍋が使いやすい。
A two-handled pot is easy to use for making curry.
重い両手鍋を両手でしっかり持ち上げた。
I lifted the heavy two-handled pot firmly with both hands.
Compound of 両手 (both hands) + 鍋 (pot). The opposite is 片手鍋, a smaller saucepan with one long handle.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 両手鍋で煮込む: to simmer in a two-handled pot
- ホーロー両手鍋: enameled two-handled pot
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 片手鍋: saucepan — smaller, with one long handle
- 土鍋: clay pot — used for hot pot dishes and rice