casserole

Etymology

Borrowed from French casserole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/, [ˈkæs.əˌɹɔ̹ɫ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkæs.əɹˌoʊl/, [ˈkæs.ɚˌɔ̹ɫ]

Noun

casserole (plural casseroles)

1. A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
2. Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.

Verb

casserole (third-person singular simple present casseroles, present participle casseroling, simple past and past participle casseroled)

1. (transitive) To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.

Anagrams

• cresolase, escaroles

Etymology

From Provençal cassa, from Latin cattia (“pan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.sʁɔl/

• audio

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• Homophone: casseroles

Noun

casserole f (plural casseroles)

1. saucepan (utensil)

   Synonym: poêlon

2. (transferred sense) saucepan (contents of a saucepan)
3. (Belgium) cooking pot

   Synonym: marmite

Further reading

• “casserole” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).