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Frigidaire was a brand name which was shortend to "Fridge" and used generically for all brands.
"Icebox" is also used, but "fridge" is more common. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "fridge" is a shortened form of "refrigerator," although the brand-name Frigidaire may have contributed to it's continued popularity.
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How stress the word refrigerator?
reFRIGerator
When was American Refrigerator Transit Company created?
American Refrigerator Transit Company was created in 1881.
How many r's are there in refrigerator?
There are four r's in the word refrigerator.
How do you spell refridgerator?
The correct spelling of the word is refrigerator.
Fridge was brand of refrigerator?
"Fridge" is an American slang term for any refrigerator. Some linguists believe it was originally a colloquial abbreviation for one brand of refigerator; "Frigidaire." However, it chould just as easily have originated as a colloquial abbreviation for the word "refrigerator" itself.
How do you say refrigerator in German?
The German word for refrigerator is Kühlschrank or Kühltruhe.
What is the difference between a refrigerator and a refrigerator?
Same thing. Fridge is a slang word.
What is the clip word of a refrigerator?
The clip word is fridge.
What is the tagalog of the word refrigerator?
ref
Where did the word refrigerator come from?
It is an abbreviation of the word "Refrigerator". The extra "d" most likely was inserted to clarify its pronunciation. (Fridge vs Frige)
What is the french word for refrigerator?
un frigo
How many syllables in the word refrigerator?
five
