CASSEROLE Definition & Meaning

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casserole

[ kas-uh-rohl ]

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noun

a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.

verb (used with object)

casseroled, casseroling.

to bake or cook (food) in a casserole.

casserole

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noun

a covered dish of earthenware, glass, etc, in which food is cooked and served
any food cooked and served in such a dish
chicken casserole

verb

to cook or be cooked in a casserole

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of casserole¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from French: “ladlelike pan,” equivalent to casse “small saucepan” (from Old Provençal cassa “large spoon,” akin to Medieval Latin cattia “crucible”; of disputed origin) + -role diminutive suffix

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of casserole¹

C18: from French, from Old French casse ladle, pan for dripping, from Old Provençal cassa, from Late Latin cattia dipper, from Greek kuathion, diminutive of kuathos cup

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In a church basement in Illinois, someone cracks four eggs into a bowl of spaghetti, then folds the mixture into a battered casserole dish.

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No wonder the green bean casserole needs its crunchy halo.

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“Normally, to get it cooking, it takes me about six months, and then, like really simmered and turned into a nice casserole, it takes me about a year,” Howard explains.

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Chicken Spaghetti is a common Sunday dinner casserole for me and many of my contemporaries, especially when we were young.

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Finally, vegetables can be incorporated into mixed dishes such as casseroles, stir-fries and stews.

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