ramekin

or ram·e·quin

[ ram-i-kin ]

/ ˈræm ɪ kɪn /

noun

a small dish in which food can be baked and served.

a small, separately cooked portion of a cheese preparation or other food mixture baked in a small dish without a lid.

Nearby words

Origin of ramekin

1700–10; < French ramequin < dialectal Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken

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Examples from the Web for ramekin

Put in ramekin and bake 20 or 30 minutes in slow oven until well browned.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit
Sometimes Roquefort is added, as in the Ramekin recipes below.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
Anything used in a scramble or an omelet may be placed in the bottom of the ramekin.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book|Myrtle Reed
A “left-over” which is otherwise hopeless may often be used advantageously in a ramekin with an egg.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book|Myrtle Reed

Put a tablespoonful of the sauce into a ramekin, add a small peeled tomato, and cover with the sauce.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book|Myrtle Reed

British Dictionary definitions for ramekin

ramekin

ramequin

/ (ˈræmɪkɪn) /

noun

a savoury dish made from a cheese mixture baked in a fireproof container

the container itself

Word Origin for ramekin

C18: French ramequin, of Germanic origin

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Word Origin and History for ramekin

ramekin

1706, from French ramequin (late 17c.), said to be from a Germanic source (cf. Middle Low German rom "cream"), from Proto-Germanic *rau(g)ma-, of uncertain origin.