Main Entry:

ket·tle

Pronunciation:

\ˈke-t^əl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill (akin to Old English cietel kettle), both from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus bowl

Date:

13th century

1: a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids ; especially : teakettle2: kettledrum3 a: pothole 1b b: a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift