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ram·e·kin

also ram·e·quin (răm′ĭ-kĭn)
n.
1. A small ceramic bowl used for baking and serving.
2. A dish made with cheese, eggs, and bread crumbs or unsweetened puff pastry, baked and served in such a bowl.
[French ramequin, perhaps from Dutch dialectal rammeken, toasted bread, or from Low German ramken, diminutive of ram, cream (from Middle Low German rōme).]
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ramekin

(ˈræmɪkɪn) or

ramequin

n
1. (Cookery) a savoury dish made from a cheese mixture baked in a fireproof container
2. (Cookery) the container itself
[C18: French ramequin, of Germanic origin]
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ram•e•kin

or ram•e•quin

(ˈræm ɪ kɪn)

n.
1. a portion of food, esp. a cheese preparation, baked and served in an open dish.
2. the dish itself.
[1700–10; < French ramequin < dial. Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. ramekin - a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
2. ramekin - a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions
dish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
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Translations

ramekin

[ˈræmɪkɪn] n (also ramekin dish) → ramequin m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ramekin

n (Cook)
→ kleiner Käseauflauf
(also ramekin dish) → Auflaufförmchen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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