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cataplana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-a-plana
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly.

noun

Any food cooked or served in such a dish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cataplana, of uncertain origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cataplanas (plural)

Questions

What does cataplana mean?
A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly.
Where does cataplana come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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