casserole
[ kas-uh-rohl ]
/ ˈkæs əˌroʊl /
noun
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.
verb (used with object), cas·se·roled, cas·se·rol·ing.
to bake or cook (food) in a casserole.
Origin of casserole
1700–10; < French: ladlelike pan, equivalent to
casse small saucepan (< Old Provençal
cassa large spoon, akin to Medieval Latin
cattia crucible; of disputed orig.) +
-role diminutive suffix
Words nearby casserole
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cassel yellow,
casselberry,
cassena,
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cassette,
cassette deck,
cassette memory,
cassia,
cassia-bark tree
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British Dictionary definitions for casserole
casserole
/ (ˈkæsəˌrəʊl) /
noun
a covered dish of earthenware, glass, etc, in which food is cooked and served
any food cooked and served in such a dish
chicken casserole
verb
to cook or be cooked in a casserole
Word Origin for casserole
C18: from French, from Old French
casse ladle, pan for dripping, from Old Provençal
cassa, from Late Latin
cattia dipper, from Greek
kuathion, diminutive of
kuathos cup