noun

casserole

casserole

She made a delicious tuna casserole for dinner.

She made a delicious tuna casserole for dinner.

Please put the casserole in the oven.

Please put the casserole in the oven.

((a/the)) casserole a kind of food cooked in an oven She made a tuna casserole.

((a/the)) casserole a deep dish for cooking in an oven Please put the casserole in the oven.

Synonyms (food): hotdish, bake; Synonyms (dish): baking dish, pot

From French 'casserole' (saucepan), a diminutive of 'casse' (pan).

The word refers to both the food dish and the deep pan it's cooked in.

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