ramekin

American  

[ram-i-kin] / ˈræm ɪ kɪn /

Or ramequin

noun

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

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

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ramekin British  

/ ˈræmɪkɪn /

noun

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

2. the container itself

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Etymology

Origin of ramekin

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

Example Sentences

Another bite lands me on a patio in South Carolina, asking for a second ramekin of honey butter to go alongside a hot basket of cornbread-like hushpuppies like I have no shame.

From Salon

You can fill a buttered ramekin or small casserole dish to bake whatever does not fit in the pan.

From Salon

Cooked in ovenproof shells or ramekins, scallops are nestled within a rich sauce of wine, herbs and cream then topped with toasty, cheesy breadcrumbs.

From Salon

The ruse involves pretending to be from a gum company, offering gum samples, and covertly obtaining a DNA sample by offering a ramekin to throw away the gum.

From Seattle Times

A conversation about the age at which a person may or may not own ramekins, and how long a chocolate lava cake might stave off a breakup.

From New York Times