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saucepan

/ˈsɔsˌpæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
sauce-pan
IPA
/ˈsɔsˌpæn/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

Countable

verb

To cook in a saucepan

verb

To hit with a saucepan

name

A pot-shaped asterism in the constellation Orion, consisting of Orion's Belt, Orion's Sword, and the star Eta Orionis.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sauce + pan.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɔsˌpæn/
  • British English: /ˈsɔːs.pən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

saucepans (plural) saucepans (present, singular) saucepanning (participle, present) saucepanned (participle, past) saucepanned (past) the Saucepan (canonical)

Derived Forms

saucepanful saucepanlike

Phrases

milk saucepan saucepan fish

Frequently Paired Words

stewer roasting pan Dutch oven cauldron kettle

Questions

How do you pronounce saucepan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔsˌpæn/.
What does saucepan mean?
A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.
Where does saucepan come from?
From sauce + pan.

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