noun
casserole
KAS-uh-rohl
noun
1
A deep dish with a lid used for slow-cooking food in the oven.
"She pulled the casserole dish out and set it on a trivet."
2
A meal, often a stew-like mix of meat or vegetables, cooked in such a dish.
"He brought a chicken casserole to the potluck."
How to Use Casserole
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA baked, oven-cooked one-pot meal, or the dish it's cooked in.
Common pairings
tuna casserole
casserole dish
bake a casserole
Word Forms
casseroled past tense, casseroles plural, casseroles singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French casserole.