tureen
[ too-reen, tyoo- ]
/ tʊˈrin, tyʊ- /
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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British Dictionary definitions for tureen
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