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tureen
[ too-reen, tyoo- ]
/ tʊˈrin, tyʊ- /
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noun
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
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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
Words nearby tureen
Turcot syndrome, turd, turdine, turducken, Tureck, tureen, Turenne, turf, turf accountant, turfman, turf out
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tureen
/ (təˈriːn) /
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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