CASSEROLE
casserole
(noun) large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
casserole
(noun) food cooked and served in a casserole
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
casserole (plural casseroles)
A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
Synonyms
• (glass or earthenward dish): casserole dish
• (food cooked in such a dish): hotpot (UK), stew
• (both senses): hotdish
Verb
casserole (third-person singular simple present casseroles, present participle casseroling, simple past and past participle casseroled)
(transitive) To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.
Anagrams
• cresolase, escaroles
Source: Wiktionary
Cas"se*role n. Etym: [F. a saucepan, dim. from casse a basin.]
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain.
2. (Cookery)
Definition: A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of
boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled
with vegetables or meat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition