dutch oven
noun
Simple meaning
A large cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
duhchuhvuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʌˈtʃʌvən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
us
A large cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid, especially one made of metal.
An oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
A portable oven consisting of a metal box, with shelves, placed before an open fire.
US
Iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
A room or vehicle full of marijuana smoke.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Dutch, oven.
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This meaning: A large cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid, especially one made of metal.
Used this way, dutch oven is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
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