tureen

[too-reen, tyoo-]

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noun

a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.

Origin of tureen

1700–10; earlier terrene < French terrine earthenware dish, Middle French, feminine of terrin of the earth, earthen < Vulgar Latin *terrīnus, equivalent to Latin terr(a) earth + -īnus -ine¹

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Related Words for tureen

dish, pot, basin, urn, crock, casserole, vessel, boat, tureen, porringer, saucer

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Historical Examples of tureen

Lay in the bottom of the tureen some slices of bread without the crust.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Let it get another slow boil, and then put it into the tureen.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Boil it slowly a few minutes longer, and then put it into your tureen.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
Pour a little gravy round the duck, and serve the rest in a tureen.
The Skilful Cook
Mary Harrison
Pour a little gravy round the goose, and serve the rest in a tureen.
The Skilful Cook
Mary Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for tureen

tureen

noun

a large deep usually rounded dish with a cover, used for serving soups, stews, etc

Word Origin for tureen

C18: from French terrine earthenware vessel, from terrin made of earthenware, from Vulgar Latin terrīnus (unattested) earthen, from Latin terra earth

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Word Origin and History for tureen

1706, from French terrine "earthen vessel," from Old French therine (early 15c.), from terrin (adj.) "earthen," from Gallo-Romance *terrinus, from Latin terrenus "of the earth" (see terrain).