casserole
Americannoun
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a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
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any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
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a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a covered dish of earthenware, glass, etc, in which food is cooked and served
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any food cooked and served in such a dish
chicken casserole
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have casseroledperfect
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has casseroledperfect 3rd person singular
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is casserolingprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been casserolingperfect progressive
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has been casserolingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am casserolingprogressive 1st person singular
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are casserolingprogressive
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casserolingparticiple
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casserolessingular 3rd person
Past
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had casseroledperfect
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were casserolingprogressive plural
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had been casserolingperfect progressive
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was casserolingprogressive singular
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casseroledsimple
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casseroledparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of casserole
First recorded in 1700–10; from French: “ladlelike pan,” equivalent to casse “small saucepan” (from Old Provençal cassa “large spoon,” akin to Medieval Latin cattia “crucible”; of disputed origin) + -role diminutive suffix
Explanation
A casserole is a large, deep baking dish that can be used both in the oven and as a serving dish. Casserole is also what you call the food baked inside it, which is often a complete, gooey, one-dish meal. You can use the word casserole for a ceramic, glass, or metal baking dish that goes right from the oven to the table, and you can also call the food that's cooked in it a casserole. Many casseroles are thick and warm comfort food, baked by thoughtful people in aprons. Cream of mushroom soup is a popular ingredient in a casserole. In French, casserole means "sauce pan," from the Latin root cattia, "pan" or "vessel."
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Example Sentences
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Our tasting panel devoured the Bettergoods Sweet Potato and Praline Casserole, which delivers four satisfying servings for $5.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
Sausage and Wild Rice Casserole is one recipe that has stood the test of time.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023
Most Likely to Bake a Mean Casserole would have tracked, too — even sitting in the middle of Manhattan, she emanated Midwestern normalcy and niceness.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022
Debi Morgan, creator of the Southern food blog Quiche My Grits, shared her "Loaded Sweet Potato Casserole" recipe with Fox News ahead of the holiday.
From Fox News • Nov. 19, 2021
And if you have any of the Belgian Hare en Casserole left, make for lunch the next day, the savory little Rabbit Stew.
From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various
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