what are they called ?

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what are they called ?

miss noor

what are they called ?

Hi,

can u tell me what these containers are called in english ?

16 Apr 2010

blunderbuster

These are tea pots, possibly thermos tea pots.

16 Apr 2010

conqueror_mko

what about "kettle"

16 Apr 2010

look like coffee pots to me not tea pots.
A tea pot is usually a round shape and a coffee post tends to be taller and more elegant looking.
A kettle is for heating water to make the tea or coffee.

16 Apr 2010

Ahlam

Salam

In Arabic "Dalah" and in English "Hip Flask".

Regards

16 Apr 2010

Zora

I would say a "decanter" - a coffee decanter. To me a coffee pot is where you make the coffee, not serve it.

16 Apr 2010

zoemorosini

In the United States, we might say "thermos" if it �s for personal use. It comes from a type of camping gear. In a coffee shop many people use "decanter" or "pot."

16 Apr 2010

Lina Ladybird

It �s a Thermos jug / Thermos bottle / Thermos flask! Please note that Thermos is a registered trademark and therefore the first letter of this word must be a capital one. ;)

16 Apr 2010

(Nora)

Can it be called ( coffee flask) ??

16 Apr 2010

I always understood a Thermos is designed especially to keep the drink warm, i.e. double sided or with a glass inner bottle. These seem to be intended more for serving, not necessarily for keeping it warm. I would go for �pot � or �jug � or, since they are so beautiful, indeed for the more fancy �decanter � (even though I usually reserved that for iced drinks or wine but then again, I never had such fancy tea or coffee �pots �)

A �flask �, and definitely a �hip flask �, I always understood to be much smaller, intended for carrying with you on a trip or so...

16 Apr 2010

lshorton99

I googled the different suggestions and this is what I got. The picture of the coffee pot looks closer to the ones above!

This is a kettle: This is a coffee pot:

This is a Thermos: This is a coffee decanter:

This is a teapot:

My vote is for coffee pot!

16 Apr 2010

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