casserole
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkæsɚoʊl
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Definition
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noun
Large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
Food cooked and served in a casserole
countable
A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
by extension
Any type of food that fills the high-walled dish or pan in which it was cooked.
verb
transitive
To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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Chicken cooked and served in a casserole.
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