CASSEROLE


Meaning of CASSEROLE in English

/kas"euh rohl'/ , n. , v. , casseroled, casseroling .

n.

1. a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.

2. any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.

3. a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.

v.t.

4. to bake or cook (food) in a casserole.

[ 1700-10; casse small saucepan ( cassa large spoon, akin to ML cattia crucible; of disputed orig.) + -role dim. suffix ]

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