casserole

noun, verb — 4 senses

casserole

noun

/ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/

Etymology Borrowed from French casserole.

1

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

2

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

a chicken casserole

3

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

Synonyms: casserole dish, hotpot, hotdish
Derived terms: caterole, pizza casserole, tuna casserole, tuna noodle casserole
Hyponyms: Chicago-style pizza, lasagna, tuna casserole
Coordinate terms: stew

casserole

verb

Etymology Borrowed from French casserole.

1

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

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 […]1999, Peter Craven, The Best Australian Essays 1999, Black Inc., →ISBN, page 16:

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