an earthenware dish

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• dish — [dish] n. [ME < OE disc, dish, plate < PGmc * diskuz < L discus: see DISCUS] 1. a) any container, generally shallow and concave and of porcelain, earthenware, glass, plastic, etc. for serving or holding food b) [pl.] plates, bowls,… …   English World dictionary

• Chafing-dish — Diego Velázquez portrayed an old woman poaching eggs in a glazed earthenware chafing dish over charcoal A chafing dish (from the Old French chauffer, to make warm ) is a kind of portable grate ( a dish of Coles ) raised on a tripod, originally… …   Wikipedia

• casserole — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Dish] Syn. baking dish, Pyrex (trademark) dish, earthenware dish, earthenware pot, terrine, cocotte, marmite, bean pot, clay pot, R?mertopf (trademark), gratin dish, souffl? dish, lasagna pan, paella pan, cazuela, ramekin,… …   English dictionary for students

• Tajine — A tajine or tagine (pronEng|tɑːˈʒiːn; Arabic: طاجين, IPA2|tˁaːdʒiːn) is a type of dish found in the North African cuisines of Morocco,which is named after the special pot in which it is cooked. The traditional tajine pot is formed entirely of a… …   Wikipedia

• tureen — [18] Tureen and terrine are ultimately the same word. Both were borrowed simultaneously from French terrine ‘deep earthenware dish’ in the early 18th century, since when in its original sense ‘dish’ it has been contorted to tureen (perhaps partly …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• tureen — [18] Tureen and terrine are ultimately the same word. Both were borrowed simultaneously from French terrine ‘deep earthenware dish’ in the early 18th century, since when in its original sense ‘dish’ it has been contorted to tureen (perhaps partly …   Word origins

• tureen — /too reen , tyoo /, n. a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods. [1700 10; earlier terrene < F terrine earthenware dish, MF, fem. of terrin of the earth, earthen < VL *terrinus, equiv. to L terr(a) earth + inus INE1] * * …   Universalium

• cassoulet — noun Etymology: French, from Occitan, literally, earthenware dish, diminutive of cassolo dish, diminutive of casso ladle, from Old Occitan cassa Date: circa 1929 a casserole of white beans baked with herbs and meat (as pork, lamb, and goose or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tureen — tu•reen [[t]tʊˈrin, tyʊ [/t]] n. a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, etc • Etymology: 1700–10; < F terrine earthenware dish, MF, fem. of terrin earthen < VL *terrīnus, der. of L terr(a) earth …   From formal English to slang

• tagine — /taˈʒin/ (say tah zheen) noun 1. (in Moroccan cookery) a slow cooked stew, usually featuring meat or poultry with vegetables and spices, traditionally cooked in a shallow earthenware dish with a tall, cone shaped lid; often served with couscous.… …  

• tureen — /təˈrin / (say tuh reen), /tju / (say tyooh ) noun a large deep dish with a cover, for holding soup, etc., at the table. {earlier terrine, from French: earthenware dish, from Latin terra earth} …