TUREEN


Meaning of TUREEN in English

/ tjuˈriːn; NAmE ; təˈriːn/ noun

a large deep dish with a lid, used for serving vegetables or soup

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: alteration of earlier terrine , from French terrine large earthenware pot , feminine of Old French terrin earthen, based on Latin terra earth.

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