casserole

  • 21casserole — cas|se|role [ kæsə,roul ] noun count or uncount a deep dish with a lid, used for cooking a mixture of meat, vegetables, etc. in the oven a. food prepared in a casserole dish: a chicken and vegetable casserole …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22casserole — 1 noun (C) 1 food that is cooked slowly in liquid in a covered dish in the oven: chicken casserole 2 a deep covered dish used for cooking food in the oven 2 verb (T) to cook food in a casserole …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23casserole — n. & v. n. 1 a covered dish, usu. of earthenware or glass, in which food is cooked, esp. slowly in the oven. 2 food cooked in a casserole. v.tr. cook in a casserole. Etymology: F f. cassole dimin. of casse f. Prov. casa f. LL cattia ladle, pan f …

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  • 24casserole — noun Etymology: French, saucepan, from Middle French, diminutive of casse ladle, dripping pan, from Old Occitan cassa, perhaps ultimately from Greek kyathos ladle Date: 1708 1. a dish in which food may be baked and served 2. food cooked and… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25casserole — /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… …

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  • 26casserole — noun a) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served. b) Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish …

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  • 27casserole — ● n. f. ►APPLE►ARGOT Surnom de la touche de commutation des Macs plus communément appelée Option . Le surnom provient de la forme étrange du symbole que porte cette touche, ressemblant à une dérivation ou à une... casserole. L expression faire… …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 28casserole — cas·se·role || kæsÉ™rəʊl n. baking dish of glass or pottery; any mixture of food cooked in a casserole dish …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 29casserole — n.f. Prostituée. / Indicateur, mouchard, bordille. / Projecteur (spect.). / Mémoire centrale (informatique). / Passer à la casserole, violer ; être violée …

    Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire

  • 30casserole — noun 1》 a large dish with a lid, used for cooking food slowly in an oven. 2》 a kind of stew cooked slowly in an oven. verb cook slowly in a casserole. Origin C18: from Fr., dimin. of casse spoon like container , from Old Provençal casa, from late …

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