Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

casserole

/ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: casse-role
IPA: /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

Countable

noun

Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any type of food that fills the high-walled dish or pan in which it was cooked.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"a chicken casserole"
"Just now I'm waiting for Tony Goodwin [the publisher] to arrive, casseroling a rabbit, fricasseeing it actually, listening to Revolver on the record player and the gale stripping the olive trees outside, and answering my correspondence, when […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French casserole.

Usage

Inflected Forms

casseroles (plural) casseroles (present, singular) casseroling (participle, present) casseroled (participle, past) casseroled (past)

Derived Forms

caterole

Phrases

pizza casserole tuna casserole tuna noodle casserole

Frequently Paired Words

stew

Synonyms

casserole dish hotpot hotdish

Questions

How do you pronounce casserole?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/.
What does casserole mean?: A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
Where does casserole come from?: Borrowed from French casserole.

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