/ ˈkæsərəʊl; NAmE -roʊl/ noun
1.
[ C , U ] a hot dish made with meat, vegetables, etc. that are cooked slowly in liquid in an oven :
a chicken casserole
Is there any casserole left?
2.
[ C ] (also ˈcasserole dish ) a container with a lid used for cooking meat, etc. in liquid in an oven
► cas·ser·ole verb [ vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French , diminutive of casse spoon-like container, from Old Provençal casa , from late Latin cattia ladle, pan, from Greek kuathion , diminutive of kuathos cup.