ramequin

[ram-i-kin]

noun

ramekin.

ramekin

or ram·e·quin

[ram-i-kin]

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.

Origin of ramekin

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

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Historical Examples of ramequin

Serve the cheese ramakins, which is cheese souffle baked in ramequin dishes, with this course.
Dinners and Luncheons
Paul Pierce

British Dictionary definitions for ramequin

ramekin

ramequin

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 ramequin

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.