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| cas·se·role [ kássə rl ] |
noun (plural cas·se·roles) |
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1. cooking pot: a deep heavy cooking pot suitable for use in an oven
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2. cooked dish: a stew or other moist food dish, cooked slowly at a low heat in a covered pot or dish
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3. laboratory container: a porcelain container used for heating substances in a laboratory
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transitive verb (past and past participle cas·se·roled, present participle cas·se·rol·ing, 3rd person present singular cas·se·roles) |
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cook food in liquid: to cook food slowly at a low heat with liquid in a covered pot
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| [Early 18th century. < French, "small pan" < casse "pan" < Greek kuathos "cup"] |
