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casserole
[ kas-uh-rohl ]
/ ˈkæs əˌroʊl /
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noun
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.
verb (used with object), cas·se·roled, cas·se·rol·ing.
to bake or cook (food) in a casserole.
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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
Words nearby casserole
Cassel, Casselberry, Cassel brown, Cassel yellow, cassena, casserole, cassette, cassette deck, cassette memory, cassia, cassia-bark tree
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British Dictionary definitions for casserole
casserole
/ (ˈkæsəˌrəʊl) /
noun
a covered dish of earthenware, glass, etc, in which food is cooked and served
any food cooked and served in such a dishchicken casserole
verb
to cook or be cooked in a casserole
Word Origin for casserole
C18: from French, from Old French casse ladle, pan for dripping, from Old Provençal cassa, from Late Latin cattia dipper, from Greek kuathion, diminutive of kuathos cup
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